Japanese is a fairly difficult language to learn (especially the writing), but I’ve realized that it all comes down to how you learn it and who is teaching you. Most of the important words and phrases are often difficult because textbooks and tutorial guides usually don’t bother to display them phonetically in a logical way for anyone to understand. So many of these beginner books simply display the romanized word, but with no explanation for pronunciation.
Therefore, I am including a few useful words below, along with a “dummies” guide for exactly how you would pronounce the word if speaking them out loud
- Word: Genki? Meaning: Greeting/Hello Pronounced: Gen-Key
- Word: Oishii Meaning: Delicious (Taste) Pronounced: Oi-She-e
- Word: Doko Meaning: Where Pronounced: Do-Ko
- Word: Arigatou Meaning: Thank You Pronounced: Ali-Ga-Toe *(“R” actually sounds like an “L” when spoken)
- Word: Onaka ga Suita Meaning: I’m Hungry Pronounced: O-Naka-ga-sue-e-ta
- Word: Kao Meaning: Face Pronounced: Ka-oh
- Word: Ikkitai Meaning: I want to go…(somewhere) Pronounced: E-Key-Tie
- Word: Nani Meaning: What? Pronounced: Na-Nee
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