Common Japanese Phrases What a shame zan-nen na koto desu. whatashame whatashame whataShame I can’t believe it shinjirare nai. icannotbelieveit icantbelieveit iCantBelieveIt What time is it? anji desuka. whattimeisit whattimeisit whatTimeIsIt Can you help me? tasukete itadakemasuka. canyouhelpme canyouhelpme canYouHelpMe I’m running late. okurete imasu. iamrunninglate imrunninglate late How’s your family? gokazoku wa genki desuka. howisyourfamily howsyourfamily family Where do you work? dochira de otsutome desuka. wheredoyouwork wheredoyouwork whereDoYouWork Where are you from? dochira no kata desuka. whereareyoufrom whereareyoufrom house Are you from around here? jimoto no kata desuka. areyoufromaroundhere areyoufromaroundhere areYouFromAroundHere Where do you live? dochira ni osumai desuka. wheredoyoulive wheredoyoulive livingRoom How old are you? oikutsu desuka. howoldareyou howoldareyou howOldAreYou Are you on Facebook? feh-su bukku shite masuka. areyouonfacebook areyouonfacebook areYouOnFacebook What’s your phone number? denwa bangoo wa nanban desuka. whatisyourphonenumber whatsyourphonenumber whatsYourPhoneNumber What do you like to do? nani wo shitai desuka. whatdoyouliketodo whatdoyouliketodo whatDoYouLikeToDo I need to use the restroom. toire ni ikitai no desuga. ineedtousetherestroom ineedtousetherestroom iNeedToUseTheRestroom I’ll be right back. sugu modottekimasu. Iwillberightback illberightback illBeRightBack Please repeat mo-oichido itte kudasai. pleaserepeat pleaserepeat toRepeat I like your shirt sono shatsu iidesune. ilikeyourshirt ilikeyourshirt shirts Are you kidding? usso-o!. areyoukidding areyoukidding areYouKidding Just kidding jo-odan dayo. justkidding justkidding justKidding Talk to you later mata hanasoo ne. talktoyoulater talktoyoulater niceToMeetYou See you soon mata aoo ne. seeyousoon seeyousoon seeYou