• Tasukete kudasai. (Please help!)
• Chotto wakarimasen. (I don't know.)
• Iki ga dekimasen. (I can't breathe.)
• Byōin wa doko desu ka. (Where is a hospital?)
• Asupirin wa arimasu ka. (Do you have any aspirin?)
• Atama ga itai desu. (I have a headache.)
• Iki ga dekimasen. (I cannot breathe.)
• Kanojo wa kaidan kara ochimashita. (She fell down the stairs.)
• Kare wa kibun ga warukute, netsu ga arimasu. netsu ga arimasu. (He is feeling sick and has a high fever.)
• Byōin wa doko desu ka. (Where is the hospital?)
• Dono byōin ga ichiban chikai desu ka. (Which hospital is the closest?)
• Kyūkyūsha o yonde kudasai. (Please call the ambulance.)

otoko no hito (man)

otto/goshujin (husband)

onna no hito (woman)

tsuma/okusan (wife)

otoko no ko (boy)

onna no ko (girl)

kazoku (family)

kodomo/okosan (child [plain/polite])

chichi/otōsan (father [plain/polite])

haha/okāsan (mother [plain/polite])

musuko/musukosan (son [plain/polite])

musume/musumesan (daughter [plain/polite])

ani/onīsan (older brother [plain/polite])

otōto/otōtosan (younger brother [plain/polite])

ane/onēsan (older sister [plain/polite])

imōto/imōtosan (younger sister [plain/polite])

tomodachi (friend)

ichi-gatsu (ee-chee-gah-tsoo) (January)

ni-gatsu (nee-gah-tsoo) (February)

san-gatsu (sahn-gah-tsoo) (March)

shi-gatsu (shee-gah-tsoo) (April)

go-gatsu(goh-gah-tsoo) (May)

roku-gatsu(roh-coo-gah-tsoo) (June)

shichi-gatsu (shee-chee-gah-tsoo) (July)

hachi-gatsu (hah-chee-gah-tsoo) (August)

ku-gatsu (coo-gah-tsoo) (September)

jū-gatsu (juuu-gah-tsoo) (October)

jūichi-gatsu (juuu-ee-chee-gah-tsoo) (November)

jūni-gatsu(juuu-ni-gah-tsoo) (December)

niku (nee-koo) (meat)

butaniku (boo-tah-nee-koo) (pork)

gyūniku (gyooo-nee-koo) (beef)

ringo (reen-goh) (apple)

sarada (sah-rah-dah) (salad)

toriniku (toh-ree-nee-koo) (chicken)

sakana (sah-kah-nah) (fish)

tamago (tah-mah-goh) (eggs)

yasai (yah-sah-ee) (vegetables)

kudamono (koo-dah-moh-noh) (fruit)

dezāto (deh-zahh-toh) (dessert)

gohan (goh-hahn) (cooked rice)

aisu kurīmu (ah-ee-soo koo-reee-moo) (ice cream)

chīzu (cheee-zoo) (cheese)

sūpu (sooo-poo) (soup)

pan (pahn) (bread)

• o-kanjō (oh-kan-jooo) (check)
• chippu (cheep-poo) (tip)
• *ryōshūsho (ryohh-shooo-shoh) (receipt)
• Sukiyaki o onegaishimasu. (I would like to have sukiyaki, please.)
• O-nomimono wa. (How about a beverage?)
• Bīru o onegaishimasu. (Beer, please.)
• Orenji jūsu wa arimasu ka. (Do you serve orange juice?)
• O-mizu o kudasai. (I would like some water, please.)
• Donna yasai ryōri ga ka. (What kind of vegetables do you have?)
• Donna sakana ryōri ga arimasu ka. (What kind of fish is available?)
• Kyō no supesharu wa nan desu ka. (What is today's special?)
• Dezāto wa aisukurīmu o onegaishimasu. (I will have ice cream for dessert.)
• Dōzo meshiagatte kudasai. (Please eat.)
• Mō sukoshi onegaishimasu. (May I have some more?)
• Kōhī ni wa miruku to satō o onegaishimasu. (I would like milk and sugar for my coffee.)
• Ii desu ka. (Is it okay?)
• Hai, ii desu. (Yes, it's fine.)
• Yoyaku o shitai n-desu ga. (I would like to make a reservation.)
• O-kanjō onegaishimasu. (Check please.)