Want to have a productive conversation but don't know how to handle yourself in certain situations? In this article, we are going to share a list of phrases for Japanese conversion, in order to help and improve your conversation.
We recommend having a basic understanding of affirmative sentences, questions, negations, and sentences that involve objects, actions, and numbers. The focus here is to highlight sentences that can help in your conversation and not to teach you frases básicas da língua japonesa.
Some sentences will have written the expression BLA. This indicates that you can replace the BLA with a word or phrase that you want to use in this situation. You can also do this with the other sentences, just pay attention.
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Explaining Your Limitations in Conversational Japanese
The sentences below can help you to explain that your Japanese is not that good and needs a collaboration:
私は日本語を上手に話しません
Watashi wa nihongo wo jouzu ni hanashimasen
I don't speak Japanese very well
少しゆっくり話していただけますか
Sukoshi yukkuri hanashite itadakemasu ka
Could you speak slower
もお一度言っていただけますか
Moo ichido itte itadakemasuka
Could you repeat?
BLAはどう言う意味ですか
BLA wa dooiu imi desu ka
What does BLA mean?
私が間違えたら、直して下さい
Watashi ga machigaetara, naoshite kudasai
If I say wrong, correct me
ここに書いていただけますか
Koko ni kaite itadakemasu ka
Could you write this for me?
Lengthening conversations in Japanese
BLAできると思いますか
BLA dekiru to omoi masuka
Do you think it's possible BLA?
お話し合いできて嬉しかったです
ohanashi aidekite ureshikatta desu
I liked our conversation
また別の時にお会いしてお話しできますか
Mata betsu no toki no aishite ohanashi dekimasuka
Can we talk again another day?
何か他の言い方はある？
nani ka ta no iikata wa aru?
Is there anything else to say?
Basic phrases for conversation in Japanese
私の名前はケビンです
Watashi no namae wa kebin desu
my name is kevin
どうも・ありがとうございました。
Doumo arigatou gozaimashita
Thank you very much.
何を話しているの？
nani wo hanashiteiru no?
What are you talking?
明日会いましょうか？
ashita aimashou ka?
Let's meet tomorrow?
私は好奇心が強いです。
watashi wa koukishin ga tsuyoi desu.
I am very curious.
Questions to develop conversation in Japanese
どんな音楽を聞きますか
Don'na ongaku o kikimasu ka
What kind of music do you listen?
どこから来ましたか？
doko kara kimashita ka?
Where are you from?
イタリア語を話せますか？
Itariago wo hanasemasu ka?
Do you speak Italian?
他にどんな選択肢があるの？
ta ni donna sentakushi ga aru no?
What other options do you have?
名前は何ですか。
(o)namae wa nan desu ka?
What is your name?
あの人は誰ですか。
ano hito wa dare desu ka?
Who is this person?
どこに住んでいますか。
doko ni sundeimasuka?
Where do you live?
仕事は何ですか。
shigoto wa nan desu ka?
What do you work with?
どうですか。
dou desu ka?
How it is?
お腹が空いていますか。
Onaka ga aite imasu ka?
You are hungry?
これは何ですか
kore wa nan desu ka?
What is this?
どうしたんですか。
Doushitan desu ka?
What is the problem?
写真を撮ってもらえませんか？
Shashin wo totte moraemasen ka?
Could you take a picture?
どう思われますか
Doo omowaremasu ka
What do you think?
BLAできると思いますか
BLA dekiru to omoi masuka
Do you think it's possible BLA?
そのことをどう思われますか
Sono koto wo dou omowaremasuka
What do you think?
このことを起きず気になったことはありますか
Kono koto wo okizuki ni nattakoto wa arimasuka
Did you notice this?
同意されますか
dooi saremasuka
Do you agree?
大切な事だと思われますか
taisetsu na koto dato omowaremasuka
Do you think this is important?
Other basic Japanese phrases and words
Of course, these phrases will not be enough for you to develop a conversation. We recommend continuing to browse the articles on our website and learn the basics of Japanese.
The articles below will help you improve your vocabulary in the language, so you can formulate more sentences:
