New Phrases あたらしい かいわ
English Japanese
Do you understand? Wakarimasu ka.
Yes, I understand. Hai, wakarimasu.
No, I don’t understand. Iie, wakarimasen.
I don’t understand. / I don’t know. * Wakarimasen.
Please say it once again. Mou ichido itte kudasai.
Please speak more slowly. Motto yukkuri itte kudasai.
  • NOTE: Although wakarimasen means “I don’t understand,” it’s frequently used to mean “I don’t know.”
New Phrases あたらしい かいわ
  1. Can you speak Japanese? Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka.
  2. Can you speak English? えいgo ga hanasemasu ka.
  3. A little. Sukoshi.
  4. Not at all. Zenzen.
  5. I’m studying Japanese. Nihongo o benkyou shiteいmasu.
New Phrases あたらしい かいわ

  1. Soうdesu.
    That’s right.
    This phrase is used to affirm that something said is true or correct. It doesn’t need to always be translated as “That’s right.” It can be translated into a variety of similar phrases such as: “You are right,” “It is,” or even just simply “Yes.”

  2. Chiがいmasu.
    That’s wrong.
    This phrase is used when something is false or incorrect. It doesn’t always have to be translated as “That’s wrong.” It can mean a variety of similar phrases such as: “It’s different,” “It isn’t,” and “No.”