Love the food, love the green tea, love the sake, love the culture, love the samurai legends, love the cute products, love the marketing techniques, love their passion for perfection, love J-Pop and J-Drama, love their extremely weird movies, love Tokyo, love Shibuya, love their cars and gadgets, love their technology, love Kyoto and its tranquility.

So.. how about learning some Japanese !

Everyone please contribute, especially those who live in Japan or have lived in Japan and tell us some slangs.

Let's just begin with simple words or phrases for everyday conversation.

Ha i - Yes
Ii e - No

Arigato - Thank you

O Genki Deska - How are you ?

I chi - One
Ni - Two
San - Three
Si - Four
Go - Five
Roku - Six
Shich - Seven
Hachi - Eight
Kyuu - Nine
Juu - Ten

Doitashimashite - You're Welcome

Hajimemashite - Nice to meet you

Ohayo - Good Morning (informal)
Ohaya Gozaimasu - Good Morning (formal)

Konichiwa - Hello or Good Afternoon

Konbanwa - Good Evening

Oyasuminasai - Good Night

Sayonara - Good Bye

Sumimasen - Means different things... Excuse me, Thank you, I'm sorry, and Pardon Me

Watashi wa ...... desu - I am .......

however in a normal, standard conversation you just say

................ desu

O namaewa nan desuka - What's your name ?

Nihon - Japan
Nihon Jin - Japanese

When you go a restaurant or stores in Japan, they often greet you with 'Irasshaimase' which means 'welcome. '

ikura - how much ?

That's all for now

Nani = what
Doko = where
Itsu = when
Ikutsu = how many
Ikura = how much
Dare = who
Naze = why
Do = how

Right = migi
Left = hidari
Ue = up
Down = shita

Pinku = pink
Aoi = blue
Akai = red
Midori = green
Chairoi = brown
Shiroi = white
Kiiroi = yellow
Kuroi = black
gure = gray
orenji = orange

Ocha = tea
Biru = beer
Miruku = milk
Kohi = coffee
Furutsu jusu = fruit juice (orenji jusu = orange juice, painapurru jusu = pineapple, gurepu = grape, tomato jusu = tomato juice)

Getsuyobi = Monday
Kayobi = Tuesday
Suiyobi = Wednesday
Mokuyobi = Thursday
Kinyobi = Friday
Doyobi = Saturday
Nichiyobi = Sunday

For months, just use spelling for 1-12 and then add GATSU in the end. Ichigatsu = January, Nigatsu = February...Kugatsu = Sept, Jugatsu = Oct, Juichigatsu = Nov, Junigatsu = Dec

Choto mate (don't know the spelling) = just a minute
Baka = stupid
Inu = dog

I tried to learn more words, but seems like I'm stuck with these...cannot make anymore progress (very slow)

The most useful phrase:
Okane ganai = no money...

tahunya cuma:
kotek = tangan
men = kepala
tho = perut

karena itu bahasa yg digunakan dalam Kendo. kalau gak tahu itu mah bisa kena pukulan nyasar

Kon Ni Chi Wa! II Tenki Desu YO!!

Anata, okengi desu ?

Mata ne?

Tipo. Ogenki desu ka.

Jepun mah serunya slangnya. Paling suka ekspresi, "USSSOOOOO!!!" asal katanya dari "uso" (bohong, nggak mungkin)tapi harus diucapkan dengan mimik hiperbolis, mata melotot dan mulut maju sekian senti yang artinya kurang lebih, "Bener lo?! Sumpeh lo?! Get outta here!!!" Lebih seru lagi kalo yang diajak ngomong malah bengong dan bertanya dengan polos dan lugu, "Hah? Usro?"

Gue baru ngeh kata2 Jepun yang paling sering terlontar di kantor adalah, "BAKA JAN!" (yang artinya bego amat/konyol/ancur dah ancur!) Kalo anak2 di kantor becandanya sampe kelewatan dan bikin speechless, gue cuma bisa ngomong "Baka jan!" sambil getok beberapa kepala.

Tapi paling asyik kalo udah ada yang mancing, "Ne, ne, shiteru?" (Eh, eh, tau nggak?) karena itu pertanda undangan buat ngerumpiin temen2 non Jepun dan gosip kantor, nyehehe...

39 --> slank Japanese buat bilang thank you.
3 bacanya san, 9 bacanya kyu. Mirip2 thank you, toh? Makanya kalo ada org Jepun ngasih kode 39 dari jauh, artinya dia mau bilang "thanks"

Anata genki desu yo!!!! Sotong! Genki De!! *big big big hugs and kisses*

iya iya pas denger USOOOOOO kayaknya heboh banget ama suka denger "ne" di akhir kalimat kesannya gimana gitu

Here are some quick everyday strong expressions that might interest you...

Baka Jan! - What an idiot!

Yoshi! - Alright!

Urusai - Shut up

Sou Ka - I see

Youkatta - I found it or I did it, thank Godness

sushi - macem2
teriyaki - manis
sake - puyeng
........

heiya... ini plajaran klas 1-2 sma, udah lupa semua...
cuman inget:
butaniku = daging babi (buta=babi)
tori = burung (tri=nama si guru, orang jepang panggil dia tori)
hana = bunga (hanako=setan cewek yang di kamar mandi =P )
wakarimasen = wo bu zhi dao / i don't know / aku ra ngerti

kawai - pretty
oishi - taste good (delicious)