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Japanese

Pronunciation

meaning

ohayo (gozaimasu)

Good morning.

kon-nichiwa

Good afternoon. / Hello.

konbanwa

Good evening.

sayonara

Good by. / See you later.

oyasuminasai

Good night.

arigato (gozaimasu)

Thank you.

do-itashi-mashite

You're welcome.

sumimasen

I'm sorry. / Excuse me. / Thank you.

gomen-nasai

I'm terribly sorry.

ogenki-desu-ka

How are you?

do-shimashita-ka

What's the matter?

odaijini

Take good care of yourself.

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Links to External Sites

Introduction to the Japanese Language has a lot of links for beginners.

MIT Japanese Holidays Hypertext has information on Japanese holidays, annual events, and children's songs both in English and in Japanese.

Kaleidoscope offers beautiful free clip art depicting things Japanese. Here are a few samples:

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