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Hello                                                                      Konnichiwa (kon-ni-chi-wa)

I am (your name)                                                 Watashi wa ____________ desu.

                                                                                (wa-tah-   shi wa ____ des.)

Thank you                                                             Domo arigato (Doh-mo a-ri-ga-to)

We shall meet again                                             Mata aimasho. (Ma-ta ai-ma-sho)

Thank you for the food I am about to eat          Itadakimasu (ee-tah-da-ki-mas)

(words to say before eating)

Thank you for the food I ate                                Gochiso sama (go-chi-soh sah-ma)

(words to say after eating)

Good morning                                                       Ohayo gozaimasu (o-ha-yo go-za-i-mas)

Good evening                                                        Konbanwa (kon-ban-wa)

Good night                                                         Oyasumi nasai (o-ya-su-me nah-sah-i)

Excuse me                                                              Sumimasen (su-me-ma-sen)

Yes                                                                          Hai (ha-i)

No                                                                           Iie (ee-eh)