Intro
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.



Vowels
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 -^.^-




below is a list of subjects. If you click on a subject it will take you to words about it

Months - Days - Greeting and farewell - Courtesy
Yes and no - Characteristics

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

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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


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