Basic Japanese

Hello everyone~! Today, I will be teaching you guys basic Japanese! This is for everyone but mostly for people who are just now studying Japanese or don't know a single word or phrase of Japanese. Today, I will help you guys with that now~! First, I will start with the basic greetings:

Good Morning-おはようございます (o-ha-yo go-za-i-mas)

Hello-こんにちは (kon-ni-chee-wah)

Good Evening-こんばんは (kon-ban-wah)

Good Night- おやすみなさい (o-ya-soo-mee-na-sa-ee)

These phrases are used when greeting people during the morning,noon,evening and night. 

Now, here are the phrases to ask for your conversational partner name, age, how he/she is, etc. 

What is your name?- お名前は何ですか？(o-na-ma-e-wah-nan-des-ka) To reply back say, 私の名前は_______です。(wa-ta-shee no na-ma-e wah ______ des). Or you can simply say, _______です。(______des)

How old are you?- お幾つ何ですか？(o-i-ku-tsu-nan-des-ka) 

You can also say 何際ですか？(nan-sa-ee-des-ka) which is informal. So , you can use informal style when talking to close friends, family and younger people. To reply back your age, say the number plus 際 (sai). For example, 14 years old- 十四際 (juu-yon-sa-ee)

How are you?- お元気ですか？(o-gen-kee-ka) You can also say, 元気？(gen-kee) when talking informally. And to reply that you are fine/good/well, say 元気です (gen-kee-des) or just 元気 (gen-kee). If you are not doing well, say 元気じゃない (gen-kee-ja-na-ee)

Now, I will teach you guys how to count from numbers 1-10

1 いち (ee-chee) 

2 に (nee)

3 さん (san)

4 よん or し (yon) or (shee) [Japanese native speakers never really say し because it is an unlucky number because it has the same pronunciation as the Japanese word death 死]

5 ご (go) 

6 ろく(roku)

7 なな or しち (na-na) or (shi-chi)

8 はち (ha-chee)

9 きゅ or く (kyu) or (ku)

10 じゅ (juu)

Well, that is it for today on Basic Japanese! I hope you guys enjoy this lesson on Japanese, and I will probably be making more lessons to help you guys learn and improve your Japanese~!

がんばってください！！🇯🇵