Friday, July 3, 2009

Expression in Japanese

These are some of Japanese expression, often used in conversation.

Masaka! (まさか!)= impossible!

Shimeta! (しめた!) = gotcha!

Sassoku (さっそく) = immediately

Tokoro de (ところで)= by the way

Yatta! (やった!)= Horray!

Yokatta (よかった) = fortunately

Maji de?! (まじで?!) = really?!

Hontou?! (本当?!)= really?!

Uwa~~ (うわ~~)= wooow~~

Sokka (そっか)/ sou ka (そうか)/ = I see ; “sou desu ka” (そうですか) is the formal form

Sumimasen (すみません)= pardon me / excuse me

Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい)= I’m sorry

Moshimoshi (もしもし)= hello (on phone)

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