Hi everyone! I'm Riseha!
I really enjoyed the Club Tortimer International feature, but I realize how hard to communicate with others when you don't speak the same language. So I thought it would be cool to have a Useful Japanese Phrases guide up here to help people out! But, I only took one year of Japanese in university, so I am not fluent in the language. I found helpful phrases off other sites, so most of this is a compliation of relevant to AC:NL Club Tortimer information. If there needs to be any corrections, please let me know!
Edit: Unfortunately, the board censored out some stuff because they are swears in english, haha. To fix this, I will be placing a period in the middle of the word.
Example: Hajimemashi.te!
TRANSLATIONS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Romaji and Kana
First of all, NA players do not have a Japanese keyboard, so while JP players can write in kana, NA players can only write in roman characters. This may be an issue because some JP players cannot read/understand romaji. So to start off, you might want to ask:
Do you understand romaji? - Romaji o wakarimasuka?
Yes - hai
No- iie
I don't understand- wakarimasen / wakaranai
Greetings:
Hello – Konnichiwa / Konnitiwa / Tiwa
Good morning – Ohayoo gozaimasu / Ohayoo
Good evening - Konbanwa
How is everyone? - Minasan ogenki desuka?
How are you? - O genki desuka?
I'm fine - Genki desu.
See you tomorrow! - Dewa ashi.ta!
Bye! Later! (informal) - Jya ne! / Matane! / Jaa mata!
Good night - Oyasuminasai
Pleased to meet you - Hajimemashi.te
Nice to meet you (Please take care of me) - Doozo yoroshiku
What is your name? - Onamae wa?
I am Shigemo - Shigemo desu.
This is my friend. - Kochira wa watashi no yuujin/tomodachi desu.
Japanese and English Language:
Do you speak Japanese? - Nihongo ga dekimasuka? / Nihongo ga hanasemasuka?
Do you speak English? - Eigo ga dekimasuka?
Are there any English speakers? - Eigo wo hanasu hito imasuka?
Please say it in English – Eigo de itte kudasai
I understand a little Japanese - Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
I speak a little of Japanese. - Nihongo chotto shaberemasu.
I know a little Japanese – Nihongo wo chotto shi.ttemasu.
I don't understand Japanese very well. - Nihongo wa amari yoku wakarimasen.
Do you understand my Japanese? – Watashi no nihongo wakarimasuka?
I'm not good at Japanese. – Watashi wa Nihongo ga amari jouzu jyanai desu.
My Japanese is not good. – Watashi no Nihongo wa yokunai desu
I don't know Japanese. - Nihongo wa wakarimasen.
If there are mistakes don’t be surprised. - Machigai ga attemo odorokanaide kudasai.
I can't read Kanji and Hiragana. – Kanji mo Hiragana mo yomemasen.
Please use roman lettering – Romaji de onegaishimasu.
Yes, I understand – Hai, wakarimasu.
No, I don’t understand – Iie, wakarimasen.
I don’t know (informal) – Wakannai / Shiranai
Please say it again -- Moo ichido yutte kudasai
Please speak slowly -- Yukkuri hanashi.te kudasai
Chit Chat
Excuse me for a moment - Chotto sumimasen
Do you have anything you want to ask? - Nanika kikitai koto arimasuka
How do you say ___ in Japanese? - ___ wa Nihongo de doo iimasuka
What did you say? - Nanto osshaimashi.taka
What are you doing? - Nani wo shi.te imasuka
What country are you from? - Okuni wa dochira desuka
Where are you from? - Dochira kara kimashi.taka
How old are you? - Nansai desuka
I am __ years old - Watashi wa __sai desu.
Do you like ___ ? - ___ ga suki desuka.
I'm looking for my friends. - Tomodachi wo sagashi.te iru no rate me down ga.
What is the matter? - Doushimashi.taka
What happened? - Doushi.tano
Are you okay? - Daijyoobu desu ka?
I'm okay/ It's okay - Daijyoobu!
Just a moment please - Chotto matte kudasai
Thank you (informal) - Arigatou
Thank you very much - (Hontouni) arigatou gozaimasu.
You’re welcome. - Doitashimashi.te
Excuse me – Sumimasen / Shi.tsurei shimasu (more polite)
Sorry – Gomen / Gomenne / Gomennasai
Really sorry – Hontouni gomennasai
Items/Trading:
Do you have ____ ? - ______ ga arimasu ka?
I have ______. - _______ ga arimasu.
I do not have - _______ ga arimasen.
How much is it? - ikura desu ka?
For a list of Japanese Item Names: http://www.thonky.com/animal-crossing-new-leaf/list-of-bugs-fish-deep-sea/
cherry- sakuranbo
apple- ringo
lemon- remon
pear- nashi
orange- orenji
lychee- reishi
mango- mangoo
banana- banana (lol)
peach- momo
durian- dorian
coconut- kokonattsu
Beggars/rude people:
please give me money - okane o kudasai
I do not have money. - okane ga nai
go away - aichi ike
stop! - yamero! / yamete!
Tours:
Want to go on a tour? - tsuaa iku?
Yes- hai
No- iie
Let's go! - Ikou!
Are you coming? - Iku no? (slightly feminine)
May I join you? - Sankashhhiteiidesuka?
Shall we go? – Ikimashouka? (formal) Ikooka? (informal)
Can you come - Koreru?
Let's go - Ikimashou (formal) Ikou (informal)
Follow me please - Tsuitekite kudasai.
Stay here please - Kokoni ite kudasai
Don't go too fast please. - Anmari hayaku ikanaide kudasai.
I'm going back – Kaerimasu / Modorimasu
Come here - Chotto kocchi kite
I'm coming now - Ima iku
I can go – Ikeru
I can't go - Ikenai
I want to go - Ikitai
I don't want to go - Ikitakunai
Don't go - Ikanaide
Time to go!
Sorry, I've gotta go in 30 minutes. - Hontouni gomen, ato 30 pun gurai de ochimasu.
Sorry, I've gotta go now. - Hontouni gomen, ima, ikanakutewa ikemasen.
I'm going to the water closet/toilet - Toire ittekimasu --
Be right back/AFK - Riseki shimasu.
Note: If you need to go for a specifc amount
time, say something like Riseki shimasu @10pun
(10pun = 10 mins)
Picture please – Shashin onegaishimasu
Shall we take a picture? - Shashin wo torimashouka?
Thank you for the hard work! – Otsukaresama! (Otsukaresama deshi.ta!)
It was fun! - Tanoshikatta desu!
Let’s go hunting (exploring) together again! - Mata isshoni bouken siyoune!
(Common phrase for leaving) I’m gonna go - Ittekimasu
(Common response to the previous phrase) Please go safely, please have a safe trip - Itterasshai
MISC. Phrases
Hurray! Yay! - Yatta!
Great job! - Yokuyatta! (masculine) Yattane! (feminine)
Congratulations! - Omedeto!
Wow! – Sugoi!
Help! – Tasukete!
Take care! – Kiotsukete!
Cute – Kawaii
Cool – Kakkoii
Beautiful, pretty, clean – Kirei (na)
Wonderful, attractive – Suteki (na)
Fine, splendid - Rippa (na)
New - Atarashii
Old - Furui
Small - Chiisai
Big - Ookii
Dangerous - Abunai
Scary – Kowai
Pitiful (how sad) - Kawaisou (na)
Troublesome – Mendokusai
AFK – Riseki shimasu
(I'm) Back – Tadaima / Tada
Welcome back – Okaerinasai / Okaeri
LOL – w (short for warau)
Hurry – Hayaku / Isoide
Good luck – Ganbatte
This is fun - Tanoshiine
I’m okay, it’s okay - Daijoubu desu
Don’t worry, it’s okay – Ii desu
Of course, definitely – Mochiron desu
Certainly – Tashikani
Maybe, perhaps - Tabun
I need it – Irimasu
I don’t need anything – Nanimo irimasen
I don’t need it at all – Zenzen irimasen
Anytime is fine - Nanji demo ii yo
Whoever is fine- Dare demo ii yo
Whatever is fine - Nan demo ii yo
Furniture - Kagu
Present - Purezento
Weak, scared, timid, scaredy cat - Okubayo
I really enjoyed the Club Tortimer International feature, but I realize how hard to communicate with others when you don't speak the same language. So I thought it would be cool to have a Useful Japanese Phrases guide up here to help people out! But, I only took one year of Japanese in university, so I am not fluent in the language. I found helpful phrases off other sites, so most of this is a compliation of relevant to AC:NL Club Tortimer information. If there needs to be any corrections, please let me know!
Edit: Unfortunately, the board censored out some stuff because they are swears in english, haha. To fix this, I will be placing a period in the middle of the word.
Example: Hajimemashi.te!
TRANSLATIONS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Romaji and Kana
First of all, NA players do not have a Japanese keyboard, so while JP players can write in kana, NA players can only write in roman characters. This may be an issue because some JP players cannot read/understand romaji. So to start off, you might want to ask:
Do you understand romaji? - Romaji o wakarimasuka?
Yes - hai
No- iie
I don't understand- wakarimasen / wakaranai
Greetings:
Hello – Konnichiwa / Konnitiwa / Tiwa
Good morning – Ohayoo gozaimasu / Ohayoo
Good evening - Konbanwa
How is everyone? - Minasan ogenki desuka?
How are you? - O genki desuka?
I'm fine - Genki desu.
See you tomorrow! - Dewa ashi.ta!
Bye! Later! (informal) - Jya ne! / Matane! / Jaa mata!
Good night - Oyasuminasai
Pleased to meet you - Hajimemashi.te
Nice to meet you (Please take care of me) - Doozo yoroshiku
What is your name? - Onamae wa?
I am Shigemo - Shigemo desu.
This is my friend. - Kochira wa watashi no yuujin/tomodachi desu.
Japanese and English Language:
Do you speak Japanese? - Nihongo ga dekimasuka? / Nihongo ga hanasemasuka?
Do you speak English? - Eigo ga dekimasuka?
Are there any English speakers? - Eigo wo hanasu hito imasuka?
Please say it in English – Eigo de itte kudasai
I understand a little Japanese - Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
I speak a little of Japanese. - Nihongo chotto shaberemasu.
I know a little Japanese – Nihongo wo chotto shi.ttemasu.
I don't understand Japanese very well. - Nihongo wa amari yoku wakarimasen.
Do you understand my Japanese? – Watashi no nihongo wakarimasuka?
I'm not good at Japanese. – Watashi wa Nihongo ga amari jouzu jyanai desu.
My Japanese is not good. – Watashi no Nihongo wa yokunai desu
I don't know Japanese. - Nihongo wa wakarimasen.
If there are mistakes don’t be surprised. - Machigai ga attemo odorokanaide kudasai.
I can't read Kanji and Hiragana. – Kanji mo Hiragana mo yomemasen.
Please use roman lettering – Romaji de onegaishimasu.
Yes, I understand – Hai, wakarimasu.
No, I don’t understand – Iie, wakarimasen.
I don’t know (informal) – Wakannai / Shiranai
Please say it again -- Moo ichido yutte kudasai
Please speak slowly -- Yukkuri hanashi.te kudasai
Chit Chat
Excuse me for a moment - Chotto sumimasen
Do you have anything you want to ask? - Nanika kikitai koto arimasuka
How do you say ___ in Japanese? - ___ wa Nihongo de doo iimasuka
What did you say? - Nanto osshaimashi.taka
What are you doing? - Nani wo shi.te imasuka
What country are you from? - Okuni wa dochira desuka
Where are you from? - Dochira kara kimashi.taka
How old are you? - Nansai desuka
I am __ years old - Watashi wa __sai desu.
Do you like ___ ? - ___ ga suki desuka.
I'm looking for my friends. - Tomodachi wo sagashi.te iru no rate me down ga.
What is the matter? - Doushimashi.taka
What happened? - Doushi.tano
Are you okay? - Daijyoobu desu ka?
I'm okay/ It's okay - Daijyoobu!
Just a moment please - Chotto matte kudasai
Thank you (informal) - Arigatou
Thank you very much - (Hontouni) arigatou gozaimasu.
You’re welcome. - Doitashimashi.te
Excuse me – Sumimasen / Shi.tsurei shimasu (more polite)
Sorry – Gomen / Gomenne / Gomennasai
Really sorry – Hontouni gomennasai
Items/Trading:
Do you have ____ ? - ______ ga arimasu ka?
I have ______. - _______ ga arimasu.
I do not have - _______ ga arimasen.
How much is it? - ikura desu ka?
For a list of Japanese Item Names: http://www.thonky.com/animal-crossing-new-leaf/list-of-bugs-fish-deep-sea/
cherry- sakuranbo
apple- ringo
lemon- remon
pear- nashi
orange- orenji
lychee- reishi
mango- mangoo
banana- banana (lol)
peach- momo
durian- dorian
coconut- kokonattsu
Beggars/rude people:
please give me money - okane o kudasai
I do not have money. - okane ga nai
go away - aichi ike
stop! - yamero! / yamete!
Tours:
Want to go on a tour? - tsuaa iku?
Yes- hai
No- iie
Let's go! - Ikou!
Are you coming? - Iku no? (slightly feminine)
May I join you? - Sankashhhiteiidesuka?
Shall we go? – Ikimashouka? (formal) Ikooka? (informal)
Can you come - Koreru?
Let's go - Ikimashou (formal) Ikou (informal)
Follow me please - Tsuitekite kudasai.
Stay here please - Kokoni ite kudasai
Don't go too fast please. - Anmari hayaku ikanaide kudasai.
I'm going back – Kaerimasu / Modorimasu
Come here - Chotto kocchi kite
I'm coming now - Ima iku
I can go – Ikeru
I can't go - Ikenai
I want to go - Ikitai
I don't want to go - Ikitakunai
Don't go - Ikanaide
Time to go!
Sorry, I've gotta go in 30 minutes. - Hontouni gomen, ato 30 pun gurai de ochimasu.
Sorry, I've gotta go now. - Hontouni gomen, ima, ikanakutewa ikemasen.
I'm going to the water closet/toilet - Toire ittekimasu --
Be right back/AFK - Riseki shimasu.
Note: If you need to go for a specifc amount
time, say something like Riseki shimasu @10pun
(10pun = 10 mins)
Picture please – Shashin onegaishimasu
Shall we take a picture? - Shashin wo torimashouka?
Thank you for the hard work! – Otsukaresama! (Otsukaresama deshi.ta!)
It was fun! - Tanoshikatta desu!
Let’s go hunting (exploring) together again! - Mata isshoni bouken siyoune!
(Common phrase for leaving) I’m gonna go - Ittekimasu
(Common response to the previous phrase) Please go safely, please have a safe trip - Itterasshai
MISC. Phrases
Hurray! Yay! - Yatta!
Great job! - Yokuyatta! (masculine) Yattane! (feminine)
Congratulations! - Omedeto!
Wow! – Sugoi!
Help! – Tasukete!
Take care! – Kiotsukete!
Cute – Kawaii
Cool – Kakkoii
Beautiful, pretty, clean – Kirei (na)
Wonderful, attractive – Suteki (na)
Fine, splendid - Rippa (na)
New - Atarashii
Old - Furui
Small - Chiisai
Big - Ookii
Dangerous - Abunai
Scary – Kowai
Pitiful (how sad) - Kawaisou (na)
Troublesome – Mendokusai
AFK – Riseki shimasu
(I'm) Back – Tadaima / Tada
Welcome back – Okaerinasai / Okaeri
LOL – w (short for warau)
Hurry – Hayaku / Isoide
Good luck – Ganbatte
This is fun - Tanoshiine
I’m okay, it’s okay - Daijoubu desu
Don’t worry, it’s okay – Ii desu
Of course, definitely – Mochiron desu
Certainly – Tashikani
Maybe, perhaps - Tabun
I need it – Irimasu
I don’t need anything – Nanimo irimasen
I don’t need it at all – Zenzen irimasen
Anytime is fine - Nanji demo ii yo
Whoever is fine- Dare demo ii yo
Whatever is fine - Nan demo ii yo
Furniture - Kagu
Present - Purezento
Weak, scared, timid, scaredy cat - Okubayo
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