JaPaNESE PHRaSES
Don’t be scared to have a stab at the language. The Japanese are very
receptive to people attempting to speak their tongue. Generally, if
you have a go at their language, they’ll have a try at yours and
chances are you’ll get what you are after.
The good thing for English speakers is that a lot of modern Japanese
words, especially all of those technology, are English words (or
adaptations of English words) spoken in a Japanese accent. If you
don’t know the Japanese word you’re looking for, I found trying the
English word in a Japanese accent sometimes smoothed
understanding.
The following pretty much encompasses all the Japanese I used to
survive my week out East.
Ohayo Gozaimasu - Good ...wa doko desu ka?- Where is...?
Morning ...wah doh-koh dess kah?
Oh-hie-oh go-zie-mass
Konnichi-wa - Good Afternoon
Kone-nee-chee wah
Konban-wa- Good Evening
Kome-ban wah
Kudasai - Please
Koo-dah-sie
Sumimasen- Sorry/Excuse me
Soo-mee-mah-sen
Useful Numbers & Format
Arigato (gozaimasu)- Thank you
1- ichi (each)
(very much)
2- ni (nee)
Ah-ree-gah-toh (go-zie-mass)
3- san
Puroresu- Wrestling
P’ro-ress
4- yon (yohn)/shi (shee)
Zen-Nihon- All-Japan
5- go (go)
conjure up images of Misawa,
Zen-nee-hone 6- roku (rohk’)
Kobashi and Kawada having half-
hour five-star classics, put that out
Shin-Nihon - New-Japan 7- nana (nah-nah) of your head right now. The style
Shin-nee-hone
8- hachi (hatch)
these days is of more standard
Kippu/Chiketto - Ticket
Japanese wrestling with some Sports
Kee-p’/Chi-keh-toh
9- ku (kuu)
Entertainment elements thrown in.
10- ju (juu)
Yasui - Cheap
I’d picked a good night as I got to see
Yah-sue-ee
11- ju-ichi
a Keiji Muto & Suwama vs. Yoshihiro
Takayama & Minoru Suzuki tag
Eigo ga dekimasu ka? - Do you
12- ju-ni
match, Voodoo Murders (the top heel
speak English?
20- ni-ji
group), the semi-finals and final of
Ay-go gah deh-kee-mass kah? the Summer Jr. Heavyweight
21- ni-ju-ichi
...arimasu ka?- Do you have...?
tournament and, wait for it, Petey
...ah-ree-mass kah?
22- ni-ju-ni Williams. Granted the latter isn’t that
much of a bonus, but still...
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