Please and Thank You in Japanese
Polite phrases in Japanese: ください (kudasai, Please), ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu, Thank you), どういたしまして (dō itashimashite, You're welcome), すみません (sumimasen, Excuse me), すみません (sumimasen, Sorry), 分かりません (wakari masen, I don't understand). Below are all 24 polite phrases from lessons 6 and 8 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 6 · Polite Requests 12 words
- ください kudasai Please.
ドアを開けてください。
doa o akete kudasai
Please open the door.
- ありがとうございます arigatou gozaimasu Thank you.
手伝ってくれてありがとうございます。
Tetsudatte kurete arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you for your help.
- どういたしまして dō itashimashite You're welcome.
どういたしまして。
dō itashimashite
You're welcome.
- すみません sumimasen Excuse me.
すみません、助けが必要です。
Sumimasen, tasuke ga hitsuyō desu.
Excuse me, I need help.
- すみません sumimasen Sorry.
すみません。
sumimasen.
I am sorry.
- 手伝ってもらえますか? tetsudatte moraemasu ka Could you help me?
手伝ってもらえますか?
tetsudatte moraemasu ka?
Could you help me?
- もう一度言ってください mou ichido itte kudasai Could you please repeat?
もう一度言ってください。
mou ichido itte kudasai
Could you please repeat that?
- もう少しゆっくり話していただけますか mō sukoshi yukkuri hanashite itadakemasu ka Could you speak more slowly?
もう少しゆっくり話していたいただけけますか?
mō sukoshi yukkuri hanashite itadakemasu ka
Could you speak more slowly?
- 〜をいただけますか o itadakemasu ka Could I have ... please?
お水をいただけますか?
o mizu o itadakemasu ka
Could I have water please?
- 〜をください ~ o kudasai I'd like
お茶をもう少しください。
Ocha o mō sukoshi kudasai.
I'd like some more tea.
- 〜てもいいですか te mo ii desu ka May I...?
お水をいただいてもいいですか?
o mizu o itadaite mo ii desu ka
May I have some water?
- ~てもいいですか ~te mo ii desu ka Is it okay if...?
座ってもいいですか?
Suwatte mo ii desu ka?
Is it okay if I sit?
Lesson 8 · Understanding & Repair 12 words
- 分かりません wakari masen I don't understand.
分かりません。
wakari masen.
I don't understand.
- もう一度言ってください mou ichido itte kudasai Could you repeat that please?
もう一度言ってください。
mou ichido itte kudasai
Could you repeat that please?
- もっとゆっくりお願いします motto yukkuri onegaishimasu More slowly please.
もっとゆっくりお願いします。
motto yukkuri onegaishimasu
More slowly please.
- どういう意味ですか dou iu imi desu ka What does that mean?
それはどういう意味ですか?
sore wa dou iu imi desu ka
What does that mean?
- 〜で何と言いますか ~ de nani to iimasu ka How do you say that in ...?
それはスペイン語で何と言いますか?
Sore wa Supeingo de nani to iimasu ka
How do you say that in Spanish?
- それはどう書きますか sore wa dō kakimasu ka How do you spell that?
それはどう書きますか?
sore wa dō kakimasu ka?
How do you spell that?
- 書いてもらえますか kai te morae masu ka Can you write it down?
書いてもらえますか?
kai te morae masu ka
Can you write it down, please?
- 見せてくれますか misete kuremasu ka Can you show me?
写真を見せてくれますか?
shashin o misete kuremasu ka
Can you show me the photo?
- 話しますか hanashimasu ka Do you speak ...?
英語を話しますか?
Eigo o hanashimasu ka?
Do you speak English?
- ちょっと待ってください chotto matte kudasai Just a moment please.
ちょっと待ってください。
chotto matte kudasai.
Just a moment please.
- そう思います sō omoimasu I think so.
私もそう思います。
watashi mo sō omoimasu
I think so too.
- わかりません wakarimasen I don't know.
わかりません。
wakarimasen.
I don't know.
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