Japanese Phrases for Everyday Conversations

In this article we will study several Japanese phrases to help you in your daily life and increase your vocabulary. Below we also have a complementary video of this article:

Everyday Phrases in Japanese

何なにかあるはずだ。

Something must have happened.
It must be something.

• 何か = something.
• はず = must, have.
• ある = there is, there is, there is.
• だ = é (to be) / copula.

質問しつもんのある方かたはどうぞ。

Feel free to ask anyone who has questions.

Anyone in doubt feel free.

• 質問= question, doubt.
• 方 = person, subject,
• どうぞ = please go ahead.

まだ学校がっこうへ行いくには早はやい時間じかんです。

It's still early to go to school.

• まだ = still.
• 学校 = school.
• へ = (direction)
• 行く = to go.
• 早い時間 = early.

私わたしもこの道みちを行いきます。

I'm also going this way.

• 私 = me
• も = also.
• この = this
• 道 = path
• 行く = go / follow.

私わたしは外国がいこくへ年間ねんかん２０回かい行いきます。

I travel 20 times a year abroad.

• 外国 = outside.
• 年間 = ( period of ) year / period per year.
• 回 = counter for (occurrence: times)

学校がっこうまで歩あるきましょう。

Let's walk to school.

• 学校 = school
• 歩く = walk / walk.

私わたしは町まちを歩あるくのが好すきです。

I like to walk in the city.

• 町 = city.
• 好き = to like, enjoy.

一人ひとりで歩あるく必要ひつようはありません。

You don't have to walk alone.

• 一人 = alone
• で = O de presents form, i.e. (in a solitary form)
• 必要 = necessary, necessity, essential, indispensable.
• 必要はありません = not necessary.

私わたしはできるだけゆっくりと歩あるきました。

I walked as slowly as I could.

As far as I could, I walked slowly.

• できるだけ = as much as you can / as much as you are able / as far as you are able.
• ゆっくり = slowly. / slowly / without haste.
• 歩く = walk.
• 歩きます = floor. (in MASU form) - polished.
• 歩きました = walked (conclusively)

あれもこれも、色々いろいろと興味深きょうみぶかいものが目めの前まえに現あらわれる。

That and that too, and among other very interesting things that will appear.

あれもこれも = that too, that too.

• 色々 = several
• 興味深い = very interesting/deeply interesting.
• 興味 = interesting.
• 深い = deep.
• 目の前に = before the eyes, in front of you.
• 現れる = to be displayed, appear before, become visible.

前まえに言いったように…

It's like I said before...
As I said before…

• 言う = to say.
• 言った = it was said.

前まえよりずっと元気げんきになりました。

I'm much better than before.

• 前 = before.
• より = compared to ( … )
• ずっと = a lot (ex: better), more and more, even more.
• 元気になる = to be well, to be well.
• 元気になりました = I was fine, I was fine.

彼かれは２か月げつ前まえ、アメリカに来きました。

He, two months ago, arrived in the US.

彼かれの髪かみはとても長ながい。

His hair is too long.

• 彼 = he.
• 彼の = his.
• 髪 = hair.
• とても = quite a lot.
• 長い = long.

残念ざんねんですが、夏なつは日ひが長ながい。

It's a shame but in summer the days are long.

• 残念です = it's a pity.
• 残念ですが = it's a pity but.
• 夏 =summer.
• 日 = day(s)
• 長い = long(s)

本ほんを2冊さつ買かいました。

I bought two books.

• 本 = book.
• 冊 = counter for books.
• 買う = buy.

この本ほんはすごく面白おもしろかった。

This book was very interesting.

• この = this
• すごく = quite, very much.
• 面白い = interesting.
• 面白かった = it was interesting, it was interesting.

彼かれの英語えいごのレベルは私わたしと同おなじくらいだ。

His English level is approximately the same as mine.

• 英語 = English.
• レベル = level.
• 同じ = same, equal.
• くらい = approximately, around.

上田うえだと私わたしは同おなじ年としです。

Ueda and I are the same age.

• 同じ = same, equal.
• 年 = age.

確たしか、彼女かのじょは私わたしと同おなじ時間じかんから出勤しゅっきんしている。

In fact, she's working the same hours as I am.

• 時間 = hour(s).
• 出勤する = go to work, stay at work, presence at work.

Questioning phrases

The Japanese phrases below present some kind of questioning or question:

あれは本当ほんとう？

• Is that true?
• Is that right?

あれ水みずなのか?

Is that water?

あれ？ここはあなたの部屋へやですか？

What? is this your room?

あれ？ここ病院びょういん？

What? is this the hospital?

あれがドアか？

Is that the door?