Common Japanese Words
| English | Japanese | Japanese | |
| Me, I | watashi | わたし | |
| Me, I (for males | boku | ぼく | |
| Yes | hai | はい | |
| No | iie | いいえ | |
| What | nan | i なに | |
| Name | namae | なまえ | |
| Nice to meet you | Hajimemashite | はじめまして | |
| want to go to~ | ~ni ikitai | 〜に いきたい | |
| want to eat~ | ~wo tabetai | 〜を たべたい | |
| want to drink~ | ~wo nomitai | 〜を のみたい | |
| water | omizu | おみず | |
| can’t eat~ | ~wo taberarenai | 〜を たべられない | |
| excuse me/sorry | sumimasen | すみません |