ああ (aa) Oh!, Ah!
あの (ano)
あの (ano)
Similar to English er, said when hesitating in speech.
Similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation.
の (no) sound is lengthened as in あのう, あのぉ, or あのー (anō)
あばよ (abayo) a casual parting expression; tata, cheerio
Synonyms : バイバイ (baibai) では (dewa) じゃあ (jaa) さらば (saraba) さようなら (sayōnara) 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu) それでは (sore dewa)
危ない (あぶない/abunai) Watch out!
ありがとう (arigatou) an expression of thankfulness: thank you
あれ (are) expression of surprise; oh, huh
彼れ (あれ/are) hey; oh or Look!; There!
The hiragana spelling (あれ) is preferred to the kanji spelling (彼れ), which is rarely used.
いいえ (iie) No
May be considered overly direct. Use of simple declaratives is also possible, such as "違います or 違う"(chigaimasu or chigau).
Synonyms : ううん (uun) Antonyms : はい (hai)
痛っ (いたっ/ita) ouch
いってきます (ittekimasu) see you later (said by a person leaving, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, I will come back)
いってらっしゃい (itterasshai) see you later (said by a person staying, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, come back)
いで (ide) Come! (used to verbally urge the addressee when calling them closer) Used in more limited contexts compared to other words such as さあ (saa).
否 (いや/iya) no
厭 (いや/iya) Yuck, ew.
いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase) welcome
Used by a store person to greet a customer, similarly to "hello, may I help you?"
Similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation.
の (no) sound is lengthened as in あのう, あのぉ, or あのー (anō)
あばよ (abayo) a casual parting expression; tata, cheerio
Synonyms : バイバイ (baibai) では (dewa) じゃあ (jaa) さらば (saraba) さようなら (sayōnara) 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu) それでは (sore dewa)
危ない (あぶない/abunai) Watch out!
ありがとう (arigatou) an expression of thankfulness: thank you
あれ (are) expression of surprise; oh, huh
彼れ (あれ/are) hey; oh or Look!; There!
The hiragana spelling (あれ) is preferred to the kanji spelling (彼れ), which is rarely used.
いいえ (iie) No
May be considered overly direct. Use of simple declaratives is also possible, such as "違います or 違う"(chigaimasu or chigau).
Synonyms : ううん (uun) Antonyms : はい (hai)
痛っ (いたっ/ita) ouch
いってきます (ittekimasu) see you later (said by a person leaving, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, I will come back)
いってらっしゃい (itterasshai) see you later (said by a person staying, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, come back)
いで (ide) Come! (used to verbally urge the addressee when calling them closer) Used in more limited contexts compared to other words such as さあ (saa).
否 (いや/iya) no
厭 (いや/iya) Yuck, ew.
いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase) welcome
Used by a store person to greet a customer, similarly to "hello, may I help you?"
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