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-Watashi wa ____ desu. My name is _____. The 'u' in desu is silent in informal cases. | -Watashi wa ____ desu. My name is _____. The 'u' in desu is silent in informal cases. | ||
-Konban wa. Good Evening. | -Konban wa. Good Evening. | ||
-Ohayou Gozaimasu. Good Morning. The 'u' in Ohayou extends the 'oh' sound. Oh-ha-yohh. | -Ohayou Gozaimasu. Good Morning. The 'u' in Ohayou extends the 'oh' sound. Oh-ha-yohh. | ||
-Ogenki desu ka? How are you? | -Ogenki desu ka? How are you? | ||
-Sumimasen - Excuse me. | -Sumimasen - Excuse me. | ||
-Moushiwake Arimasen. I'm sorry. the 'u' in Moushiwake extends the 'oh' sound like before. | -Moushiwake Arimasen. I'm sorry. the 'u' in Moushiwake extends the 'oh' sound like before. | ||
-Arigatou gozaimasu. - Thank you very much. the 'u' is silent at the end. | -Arigatou gozaimasu. - Thank you very much. the 'u' is silent at the end. | ||
-Iie (iii-eh) - No. | -Iie (iii-eh) - No. | ||
-Hai - Yes. | -Hai - Yes. | ||
-Onegai Shimasu. - Please. the 'u' in shimasu is silent. | -Onegai Shimasu. - Please. the 'u' in shimasu is silent. | ||
-Houkou - Direction. the 'u' extends the 'oh' sound that it follows like before. | -Houkou - Direction. the 'u' extends the 'oh' sound that it follows like before. | ||
-Kankei (kahn-keh-ii) - Relation/ connection. | -Kankei (kahn-keh-ii) - Relation/ connection. | ||
-Mizu - water | -Mizu - water | ||
-Mizuumi - lake | -Mizuumi - lake | ||
-Ki (kee) - tree | -Ki (kee) - tree | ||
-Kurai - dark | -Kurai - dark | ||
-Watashi - I | -Watashi - I | ||
-Anata - you | -Anata - you | ||
-Kare - him | -Kare - him | ||
-Kanojo - her | -Kanojo - her | ||
-Karera - they | -Karera - they | ||
(the 'r' consenant is very hard to explain over text, it sounds like a mixture between an 'r', an 'l', and a 'd'. | (the 'r' consenant is very hard to explain over text, it sounds like a mixture between an 'r', an 'l', and a 'd'. |
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