Why? = Doushite (formal) Naze (informal)?
So? or therefore, so = Dakara
Right? = Sou Deshou?
See? = Wakaru Deshou?
Agreements
Sure = Mochiron
Great! = Sugoi!
Exactly! = Sono touri desu
Maybe = Tabun
So..so = Maa maa
Okay = ii yo
Nothing = Betsuni
Disagreements
Bad = Dame desu (formal) dame yo, dame da (informal)
Impossible! = Muri desu (formal) muri yo, muri da (informal)
Wrong = Chigaimasu (formal) chigau yo (informal)
Stop! = Yamete!
Strange = Okashii na
Please! = Onegai
Listen = Kiite
Relax! = Ochitsuite
Hush! = Shi
Wait! = Matte
Come! = Kinasai!
Go! = Ikinasai (formal) ike (informal)!
Quiet! = Shizukani
Unfavourable responses
Terrible! = Hidoi
Miserable = Mijime da
Cool = Kakkoi
Useful expressions
And... = Soshite
Anytime = Itsudemo
Anything = Nandemo
How
How far? = Dono kurai tooku
How long? = Dono kurai kakaru no
How small? = Dono kurai chiisai no
How big? = Dono kurai ookii no
How late? = Dono kurai okureru no
How soon? = Dono kurai suguni
How fast? = Dono kurai hayai no
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2 comments:
wah, so many phrases. brain jam lah :D kidding lah - tehtu (that's my poor version of arigato - at least it sounds vaguely japanese) byk2...very helpful!
aik, i thought i left a comment before? mana pegi? anyway, tehtu for the lesson. tehtu sounds japanese enough, doesn't it? kiahkiahkiah...i know, i know...the word is arigato...
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