I’m going to Japan soon. I want to learn some simple Japanese sentences before I go. What are some of them?

If you can speak the most basic 100 sentences in Japanese, you can basically handle basic etiquette...

こんにちは. (kon ni ji wa)

Hello.

こんばんは. (kon ban wa)

Good evening.

おはようございます. (o ha you go za i mas)

Good morning.

お久(やす)みなさい. (o ya su mi na sai)

Good night.

お元気(げんき)ですか. (o gen ki de s ka?)

How are you? It is equivalent to "How are you" in English, a way of saying hello.

いくらですか. (i ku la de s ka?)

How much does it cost?

すみません. (su mi ma sen)

Sorry to trouble you.... Equivalent to "Excuse me" in English. Used when speaking to others.

ごめんなさい. (go men na sai)

Sorry.

どういうことですか. (dou iu ko to de su ka?)

What does it mean?

Yamada さんは中文(ちゅうごくご)が上手(じょうず)ですね.

（ta na ka san wa jiu go ku ko ga zyou zu de su ne）

Yamada speaks Chinese really well.

まだまだです. (ma da ma da de s)

Nothing. nothing. (self-effacing)

どうしたの. (dou si ta no)

どうしたんですか. (dou si tan de su ka?)

What happened.

なんでもない. (nan de mo nai)

Nothing.

ちょっと道ってください. (jou to ma te ku da sai, can be simply expressed as: jou to)

Please wait a moment.

Restraint(やくそく)します. (ya ku so ko si ma s)

That’s it.

これでいいですか. (ko na de i i de su ka?)

Is this okay?

けっこうです. (ke kou de s)

もういいです. (mou i i de s)

No need.

どうして. (dou si de)

なぜ (na ze)

Why?

いただきます（i ta da ki ma s）

Then I’ll start. (Before using chopsticks when eating)

ごちそうさまでした. (ko ji sou sa ma de si ta)

I am full. (After eating)

ありがとうございます. (a li ga to go za i ma s)

Thank you.

どういたしまして. (dou i ta si ma si de)

You’re welcome.

Original (ほんとう)ですか. (hon dou de su ka?)

Really?

うれしい. (so ne si i)

I am so happy. (Female term)

よし. いくぞ. (yo si.i ku zo)

Okay! Departure (action). (Male term)

いってきます. (i te ki ma s)

I'm leaving. (What you say to others when leaving a certain place)

いってらしゃい. (i te la si yai)

Hello. (What to say to someone who is leaving)

いらしゃいませ. (i la si yai ma se)

Welcome.

また、どうぞお日(こ) しください. (ma ta、dou zo o ko si ku da sai)

Welcome to visit next time.

じゃ、またね.

(zi ya ma ta ne)

では、また. (de ha ma ta)

Goodbye (common usage)

信(しん) じられない. (sin zi la ne nai)

It’s unbelievable.

どうも. (dou mo)

The meaning of this word is ambiguous. It has many meanings such as thank you, sorry, sorry, etc. It can be said to be a universal word.

あ、そうだ. (a, sou da)

Ah, by the way. It means suddenly thinking of another topic or thing. (Mostly a male term)

えへ? (e he?)

An exclamation expressing slight surprise.

うん、いいわよ. (on i i wa yo)

Well, okay. (Female term, what Fujisaki said when he agreed to the date invitation in Heartbeat Memories:))

ううん, そうじゃない. (on sou zi ya nai)

No, it’s not like that. (Female term)

がんばってください. (gan ba te ku da sai)

Please come on. (Japanese people often use this phrase when saying goodbye)

がんばります.

I will try my best.

ごku労(くろう) さま.

Thank you. (Used for superiors to subordinates)

お tired (つか)れさま.

Thank you. (Used for subordinates to superiors and between levels)

どうぞ心 (えんりょ) なく.

You're welcome.

おひさしぶりです.

しばらくですね.

Long time no see.

きれい.

So beautiful. (Can be used in architecture, decorations, jewelry, paintings, women's looks, etc., in a wide range)

ただいま.

I'm back. (What Japanese people say when they come home)

おかえり.

You are back. (Responses from family members to those who have returned home)

いよいよぼくの本片(ほんばん)だ.

Finally it’s time for me to officially appear. (Male term)

Relationship (かんけい) ないでしょう.

This has nothing to do with you, right? (A common phrase for people who gossip)

Telephone number (でんわばんごう) を教えてください.

Please tell me your phone number.

Japanese (にほんご) はむずかしいことばがはなせませんが、やさしいことばがなんとかはなせます.

It is difficult to speak Japanese, but I can still manage a few simple sentences.

たいへん!

That’s incredible.

おじゃまします.

Excuse me. What you say when entering someone else's place.

おじゃましました.

Excuse me. What you say when leaving someone else's place.

はじめまして.

Please take care of me when we meet you for the first time.

どうぞよろしくおねがいします.

Please take care of me.

いままでおせわになにました.

いままでありがとうございます.

Thank you for your continued care. (What you say to the people around you when you are leaving a place or changing jobs.)

お得たせいたしました.

I’ve kept you waiting for a long time.

Bye (べつ)に.

Nothing. Your answer when someone asks you what happened.

Long talk (じょうだん) を语わないでください.

Please don’t joke.

おねがいします.

Please. (If you say this while kneeling, it means "please")

そのとおりです.

That’s right.

なるほど. (nanukodo)

That’s it.

どうしようかな

どうすればいい

What should I do?

やめなさいよ.

Stop.

Mr.(せんせい) でさえわからないだから, ましてStudent(がくせい) のわたしならなおさらである.

Not even a teacher, let alone me as a student