Japanese happens to be of course one of my favorite languages so I wanted to add a fun little learning
section to the webpage. Here you will find helpful words and also different phrases. Lets begin.
Japanese happens to be of course one of my favorite languages so I wanted to add a fun little learning
section to the webpage. Here you will find helpful words and also different phrases. Lets begin.
The vowels. In Japanese the vowels are pronounced differenyly than the way they are in English.
Sometimes it is a little tricky. Below is a graph to help you get used to the way they are spoken.
try saying them a few times to get the hang of it -^.^-

| English | Japanese | sound-it-out | January | Ichigatsu | ee-chee-gah-tsoo | February | Nigatsu | nee-gah-tsoo | March | Sangatsu | sahn-gah-tsoo | April | Shigatsu | shee-gah-tsoo | May | Gogatsu | goh-gah-tsoo | June | Rokugatsu | roh-koo-gah-tsoo | July | Shichigatsu | shee-chee-gah-tsoo | August | Hachigatsu | hah-chee-gah-tsoo | September | Kugatsu | koo-gah-tsoo | October | Jugatsu | joo-gah-tsoo | November | Juichigatsu | joo-ee-chee-gah-tsoo | December | Junigatsu | joo-nee-gah-tsoo |
| English | Japanese | sound-it-out | Monday | getsuyobi | gee-tsoo-yoh-bee | Tuesday | kayobi | kah-yoh-bee | Wednesday | suiyobi | soo-ee-yoh-bee | Thursday | mokuyobi | moh-koo-yoh-bee | Friday | kinyobi | keen-yoh-bee | Saturday | doyobi | doh-yoh-bee | Sunday | nichiyobe | nee-chee-yoh-bee |
| English | Japanese | sound-it-out | Hello | Konnichiwa | kohn-nee-chee-wah | Good morning | ohayo gozaimasu | oh-hah-yoh goh-zah-ee-mahs | goodnight | oyasuminasai | oh-yah-soo-mee-nah-sah-ee | hi | ya | yah | how have you been? | ogenki desu ka | oh-gehn-kee-dehs-kah |
| English | Japanese | sound-it-out | best wishes | gokoun | goh-koh-oon-oh | congratulations | omedeto gozaimasu | oh-meh-deh-toh-goh-zah- ee-mahs | excuse me | sumimasen | soo-mee-mah-sehn | good luck! | goseiko o. | goh-seh-koh oh | Many thanks! | kansha shimasu | kahn-shah-shee-mahs | you're welcome | lie, do itashimashite | ee-eh, doh- ee-tah-shee-mah-shteh | please! | dozo | doh-zoh | thank you | arigato gozaimasu | ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zah-ee-mahs |
| English | Japanese | sound-it-out | yes | hai | hi | no | lie | ee-eh | shut up! | damare | dah-mah-reh | quiet! | shizuka ni | shee-zoo-kah-nee |
| English | Japanese | sound-it-out | rude | burei na | boo-reh nah | seductive | miwakuteki na | mee-wahk-teh-kee-nah | sarcastic | hiniku na | hee-nee-koo-nah | sad | kanashige na | kah-nah-shee-geh-nah | shy | uchiki na | oo-chee-kee nah | smart | riko na | ree-koh-nah |