Learn Japanese
If you want to learn quickly basic Japanese, you have chosen the right page.
Japanese language is basically made of three alphabets. The first one is constituted of Hiragana characters, the second of Katakana characters and the third one is based on Kanji which are part of Chinese symbols. You will find below two complete alphabet boards with Hiragana and Katakana characters.
Note: Japanese words are made of different sounds or syllables.

Basic greetings

Oha yo >Good morning !
Only with friends.

Oha yo gozaimasu >Have a good day
More polite than oha yo.

Kon nichiwa >Hello !
Only use it during the day.

Kon banwa >Good evening, Good night

Sayu nara >Good bye

Ja-ne >Good bye, Bye !
Only with friends.

Thanks

Ari-gato >Thank you

More polite: Doumo-ari-gato

Much more polite: Doumo-ari-gato-gozaimasu

Dou-itashi-mashite >You're welcome !

Haï > Yes
iie >No

Before and after meals

Country Words

How to say...

Itadakimasu >Japanese people use it before eating.

Gochisou-sama-deshita >Japanese people use it after having eaten.

Explaination: Japanese people use these two expressions to thank ancestors, God, Farmers and the person who has cooked.

Nihon >Japan

Nihongo > Japanese language

Nihon ryori >Japanese food

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