Aug 19, 2008
Some useful Japanese words and phrases
Here are some useful Japanese words and phrases and their colloquial English equivalents.
1. とんでもない -
ton demo nai - It is nothing at all or, no big deal.
2. 大したもんじゃない -
taishita mon ja nai - It is no big thing or, nothing special at all.
3. 多分-
tabun - probably
4. その通りです-
sono to^ri desu - That's it Watson!. That is it exactly, precisely.
5. たしかに -
tashika ni - For sure, surely, definately.
6. もちろん -
mochiron - Of course.
7. そんなことないよ ! -
sonna koto nai yo! - No way Jose! That isn't right! It isn't like that at all.
8. 成程 -
naruhodo - I see..., or now I get it.
9. やっぱり-
yappari - As you would think, or I thought so, or after all, naturally, obviously etc.