Common casual phrases with friends and family? So to change up my study practice I am going to challenge myself to only speak in Japanese for twenty four hours! I live in a English only speaking home though so this is going to be quite the challenge for me. I'm going to write out the phrases that I know I tend to say on a daily.

Good morning! - Ohayou gozaimasu. おはようございます。
Good evening! - Konbanwa こんばんは。
Really! - Honto! ほんと！
Hurry up! - Isoide! 急いで！
What time is it? - Nanji desu ka? 何時ですか？
I really like it! - Honto ni suki desu. ほんとに好きです。
Good/ Bad/ So-So. - Yoi / Warui / maa-maa よい／悪い／まあまあ
Oh! That's good! - Sorewa iidesu ne. それはいいですね。
I Don't Understand! - Wakarimasen. わかりません。
I understand. - Wakarimasu. わかります
I Don't Know! - Shirimasen. 知りません。
I Have No Idea. - Nani mo omoitsukimasen. 何も思いつきません。 (??)
Sorry (for a mistake) -Gomenasai. ごめんなさい。
No Problem! - Daijyoubu desu. 大丈夫です。
One moment please! - Chotto matte kudasai. ちょっと待ってください。
What's new? - Saikin dou desuka? 最近どうですか？
Nothing much - Kawari nai desu. 変わりないです。
How are you? - Ogenki desuka? お元気ですか？
I'm fine, thanks! - Watashi wa genki desu. Arigato! わたしは元気です。ありがとう。
And you? - Anatawa? あなたは？
Good/ So-So. - Genki desu. / maa-maa desu. 元気です。/ まあまあです。
What? / Where? / When? / how? / Is that so? - Nani? /Doko? /Itsu? /Dou yatte? /Sou desu ka? - 何？/ どこ？/ いつ？/ どうやって？ / そうですか？
Thank you (casually)! - Arigatou! ありがとう！
You're welcome! (for "thank you") - Dou itashi mashite. どういたしまして。
Good night! - Oyasumi nasai. おやすみなさい。
See you later! - Jaa mata ne! じゃあまたね!
Good bye! - Sayonara! さようなら！

What do you think? Please fix them if they are incorrect! Also, feel free to add more daily/common phrases around the house with friends and family!

4時間のチャレンジ - 24hr Challenge I want to challenge myself to speak Japanese for 24 hours. 私は自分自身に24時間だけ日本語で話すことに挑戦したい。 I know basic conversational skills and have noticed that I can understand conversation in small bursts. I even watched an entire episode of a Japanese kids show and actually understood a majority of it! I feel so proud to officially be able to do that! So to change up my study practice I am going to challenge myself to only speak in Japanese for twenty four hours! I live in a English only speaking home though so this is going to be quite the challenge for me. I am going to write out the phrases that I know I tend to say on a daily. Please fix them if they are incorrect and also feel free to add more daily/common phrases around the house with friends and family! Good morning! - Ohayou gozaimasu. おはようございます。 Good evening! - Konbanwa こんばんは。 Really! - Honto! ほんと！ Hurry up! - Isoide! 急いで！ What time is it? - Nanji desu ka? 何時ですか？ I really like it! - Honto ni suki desu. ほんとに好きです。 Good/ Bad/ So-So. - Yoi / Warui / maa-maa よい／悪い／まあまあ Oh! That's good! - Sorewa iidesu ne. それはいいですね。 I Don't Understand! - Wakarimasen. わかりません。 I understand. - Wakarimasu. わかります I Don't Know! - Shirimasen. 知りません。 I Have No Idea. - Nani mo omoitsukimasen. 何も思いつきません。 (??) Sorry (for a mistake) -Gomenasai. ごめんなさい。 No Problem! - Daijyoubu desu. 大丈夫です。 One moment please! - Chotto matte kudasai. ちょっと待ってください。 What's new? - Saikin dou desuka? 最近どうですか？ Nothing much - Kawari nai desu. 変わりないです。 How are you? - Ogenki desuka? お元気ですか？ I'm fine, thanks! - Watashi wa genki desu. Arigato! わたしは元気です。ありがとう。 And you? - Anatawa? あなたは？ Good/ So-So. - Genki desu. / maa-maa desu. 元気です。/ まあまあです。 What? / Where? / When? / how? / Is that so? - Nani? /Doko? /Itsu? /Dou yatte? /Sou desu ka? - 何？/ どこ？/ いつ？/ どうやって？ / そうですか？ Thank you (casually)! - Arigatou! ありがとう！ You're welcome! (for "thank you") - Dou itashi mashite. どういたしまして。 Good night! - Oyasumi nasai. おやすみなさい。 See you later! - Mata atode aimashou! またあとで会いましょう！ Good bye! - Sayonara! さようなら！ What do you think?

日本語を学びます。 （再び） はじめまして私の名前はジャッキーです。 Hello, nice to meet you! My name is Jackie. 私は再び日本学んでいます。 I am learning Japanese again. 私は仕事のため停止したが、私は再び戻っています。 I stopped because of work but I am back again. 私は初心者です。私の語彙や漢字が悪いです。 I am a beginner so my vocab and kanji are poor. I have a lot of books and programs to help me learn but not a lot of people to help practice and study with. So I am looking for friends who are either English speakers learning Japanese as well or Japanese speakers learning English. I will do my best to help you! =) 友達になろう？

Creating a comic for learning Japanese! Hello readers, I have decided to begin work on creating a comic based around the culture of Japan and the language. I am no professional comic artist or language teacher but I have seen others attempt this and I think it will personally help me learn while doing so. If this helps anyone else in the process then that is a bonus all to itself~ I have multiple books on learning along with native Japanese friends so hopefully any difficulties along the way (spelling/grammar/correct explanations/ etc) will be fixed easily. ANYWAYS, here is the first page. It is a introduction to the character so no lessons yet, but lessons should begin by the 2nd or 3rd page, hopefully. Thank you for checking this journal out! I will attempt to upload pages here via journal along with other sites. ( Manga style - read right to left )

Learning Japanese Learning Japanese can be difficult.. From the grammar, remembering vocab, to the kanji. I just feel Japanese can be difficult at times more so then others, as a opinion. With the three different writing systems, different forms of talk depending on age/sex or informal/formal, and the sentences structure SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) when English/French/German/Spanish/and Italian are used to SVO instead. It can make a person feel discouraged.. So I have asked and been asked; "Where do I start?" Well, after learning Hiragana and Katakana you then start to learn Kanji. You continue to learn kanji while learning basic greetings and vocab. After that, you begin to build sentences. Now all there is left is reading and listening comprehensions as you continue to learn Kanji and vocab. To maintain what you have learned so far you must practice it, so now you find people to converse with who can speak and read Japanese. The cycle of learning Kanji and vocab continues.. In theory, it can take up to 6- 9yrs to become fluent in Japanese. I know some who can handle themselves with just 3yrs but the point I am making, is that it takes time. It is something you have to dedicated time and practice to. If you find yourself second guessing your motives, then think back to why you are wanting to learn Japanese, and go from there. Anyways, these are my thoughts about learning Japanese and I thought it would be nice to share. =)

他の人と話をするとき。 When exchanging languages with someone else, what do you often talk about? After greetings I tend to find myself talking about animals, the weather, and hobbies. Other then that, the conversation is sort of awkward.. what else should we talk about? わたし は について はなし を する の か わかり ませ ん 。 こんにちは！ わたし は ジャッキー です。 はじめまして。 お げんき です か？ げんき です。 てんき は どう です か？ ここ は あつい です。 私は猫を飼っています。わたし の ねこ は かわいい です。 あなた は どうぶつ を もっ て い ます か？ あなたの好きな趣味は何ですか？ しゅみ は お えかき。

他の人と話をするとき。 When exchanging languages with someone else, what do you often talk about? After greetings I tend to find myself talking about animals, the weather, and hobbies. Other then that, the conversation is sort of awkward.. what else should we talk about? わたし は について はなし を する の か わかり ませ ん 。 こんにちは！ わたし は ジャッキー です。 はじめまして。 お げんき です か？ げんき です。 てんき は どう です か？ ここ は あつい です。 私は猫を飼っています。わたし の ねこ は かわいい です。 あなた は どうぶつ を もっ て い ます か？ あなたの好きな趣味は何ですか？ しゅみ は お えかき。 I'd like to avoid the dead silence if possible.

(日本語スタディーパートナー) Japanese study Partner I am looking for a study partner for Japanese. わたし は にほんご スタディーパートナー を さがし て い ます 。 Someone who can read and speak English good and is also learning Japanese or Japanese is their native language. 読んで、良いえいごを話すことができる人。 だれ か が また にほんご がくしゅう ( or ) にほんご が ぼこく ご 。 I am a beginner of the language. 私はにほんごのしょしんしゃです。 My grammar, speech, and Kanji need a lot work. わたし の ぶんぽう、 かいわ 、漢字わるい です I own multiple dictionaries, language apps, and the Genki 1 book. わたし はふくすうじしょ、 げんご アプリ 、 Genki 1 ほん I do not mind exchanging languages as long as English and Japanese is the major topic. If your native language is a entirely different language, I will still consider you for a study partner, if you can understand English good. We can use italki, skype, or hellotalk. I have all three! Thank you for reading. Message me if you are interested!

Coffee コーヒー ❤ 私の一日は、コーヒーで はじまり ます。わたし は それ が あまい このみ ます (くろ かわり の )。 1 スプーン さとう そして ヘーゼルナッツクリーム そして私は行く準備ができています。 どのようにあなたのコーヒーが好きですか (I start my day with a nice cup of coffee which I tend to like mine sweet instead of black. One spoon full of sugar and a small amount of Hazelnut creamer and I am good to go! How do you like your coffee?) QUESTION: I had trouble with "I'm ready" when trying to write it out in simple hiragana so how would you write that sentence without the Kanji characters?