| Lesson 5 / Essential expressions | ||||
 These are the essential expressions of Japanese language. I show the formal and casualexpressions in lesson 5 to lesson 8. Please do not use casual expressions unless you are intimate friends with that person. I sometimes find that some Japanese salespersons can't say "hai" but can say "un" to their customers. This happens to be considered rude in my country, and is seen as having a bad attitude. So please, use formal expressions. I'll now show you the casual and formal ways of expressing youself. |
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| [Formal] | [Casual] | |||
| Yes | Hai | Un | ||
| No | Iie / Chigaimasu | Unn / Chigau | ||
| Okay | Ookee | Ookee | ||
| Please (asking for a favor) | Onegai shimasu | Onegai* / Tanomu(yo) * | ||
| Please (offering a favor) | Doozo | Doozo | ||
| Here you are | Doozo | Hai | ||
| Thank you | Arigatoo gozaimasu | Arigatoo / Doomo | ||
| Thank you very much | Doomo arigatou gozaimasu | Doomo Arigatoo | ||
| Not at all | Doo itashimashite | Doomo / Hai | ||
| * "Onegai" , please (asking for a favor) is usually used by female and "tanomu(yo)" is by male. | ||||