GREETINGS:
OHAYO= GOOD MORNING
KONICHIWA=HELLO, GOOD DAY,
KONBANWA=GOOD EVENING
SAYONARA=GOOD-BYE [USED WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT TO SEE THAT PERSON AGAIN]
OYASUMI/OYASUMI NASAI=GOOD NIGHT [ WHEN GOING TO BED]
JA NE/JA NA/ JA MATTA=GOOD-BYE [SLANG]
MOSHI MOSHI= HELLO [ANSWERING THE PHONE]
HAJIMEMASHITE= PLEASED TO MEET YOU [FOR THE FIRST TIME]
EIGO GA WAKARIMASU KA?= DO YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH?
NUMBERS:
ICHI=ONE
NI=TWO
SAN=THREE
SHI/YON= FOUR
GO=FIVE
ROKU=SIX
SHICHI/NANA=SEVEN
HACHI=EIGHT
KU=NINE
JU=TEN
MAGIC WORDS:
ARIGATOU=THANK YOU
GOMEN=SORRY
SUMIMASEN=EXCUSE ME
DOU ITASHIMASHITE=YOU'RE WELCOME
DOOZO=PLEASE
EXCLAMATIONS AND NAUGHTY MONKEY WORDS:
SHINE=DIE!
OI!=HEY!
YUSHO!=VICTORY!
BAKA NA=THAT'S STUPID
NANDE YO?=WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?
SOU NE?=IS THAT HOW IT IS?
WATASHI WA SHINANI=I WON'T DIE!
KISAMA=ASSHOLE/F*** YOU!
BAKA MITAI!=IT MUST HURT TO BE THAT STUPID
ABUNAI=WATCH OUT!
ARA!=OH MY!
BAKA/BAKA NA=IDIOT
BAKA YARO=ASSHOLE
BAKEMONO=STUPID THING
DAIJOUBU=OKAY
DAME!=STOP!
DEMO=BUT
ECCHI/HENTAI=PERVERTED
ETO...=UH....
ANOU...=USED TO EXPRESS AKWARDNESS
HAI= YES
HAYAKU=HURRY
IIE=NO
IKUZO!=LET'S GO!
ITAI/ITEE=OUCH
KIRE!=WOW!
KAWAII=CUTE
KOWAII=SCARY
KUSO=SHIT
CHIKUSHOU=DAMN/SHIT
NANI KUSO= DAMN IT
KUSO TARE=BASTARD/JERK
KUSO YARO=LITTLE SHIT
MASAKA=NO WAY!
MATTE=SLOW DOWN/WAIT
NE?=PLACED AT THE END OF A SENTENCE TO MAKE IT A QUESTION EX.-YOU LOVE ME, NE?: YOU LOVE ME DON'T YOU?
ONORE=YOU JERK/BASTARD
SHIMMATA=DAMN
SOU= YES, THAT'S RIGHT
SUGOI=WOW! COOL!
TASUTEKE=HELP
TOTTO DEKE IKE= SCRAM! BEAT IT!
YAMERO=STOP
ZAKKENAYO=F*** OFF!
THE FIVE W'S:
ITSU=WHEN
DARE=WHO
DOKO=WHERE
NANI=WHAT
DOOSHITE=WHY
ADDED TO A NAME:
-SAMA=GREAT RESPECT EX.-KAMI-SAMA
-SAN= "SIR" "MISTER" EX.-STEPHI-SAN
-KUN=TITLE FOR YOUNG MEN EX.-TRUNKS-KUN
-CHAN=ENDEREMENT "DEAR" EX.-ONI-CHAN
-JIN=PERSON EX.-SAIYA-JIN
-SENSEI EX.-SIR [WHAT YOU CALL A TEACHER]
JAPANESE BODY LANGUAGE:
HAND ON THE HEAD= SIGN OF AKWARDNESS OR EMBARASSMENT
WAVEING PALM DAOWN= "COME HERE" [KINDA LIKE THE AMERICAN GESTUER FOR "SHOO"
POINTING TO ONE'S NOSE= REFERING TO ONE'S SELF
PULLING THE LOWER EYELID DOWN WITH THE PINKY AND STICKING OUT THE TOUNGE="BE-DA!" [EQUIVELENT OF A RASBERRY]
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