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Learn Japanese: nihongo - Japanese language

Japanese
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/nihongo

nihongo

日に本ほん語ごnihongo

Japanese (language)

nihongo

Breakdown of nihongo

日に本ほんnihon

language suffix

Usages of nihongo

あなた　は　ちょっと　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなします。anata ha tyotto nihongo wo hanasimasu.

You speak Japanese a little.

日に本ほん語ご　が　習ならいたい　です。nihongo ga naraitai desu.

(I) want to learn Japanese.

”Car”　は　日に本ほん語ご　で　何なんと　言いいます　か。"Car" ha nihongo de nanto iimasu ka.

How do you say "car" in Japanese?

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

”Watermelon”　は　日に本ほん語ご　で　西すい瓜か　と　言いいます。"Watermelon" ha nihongo de suika to iimasu.

"Watermelon" is "suika" in Japanese.

私わたし　は　日に本ほん語ご　の　学がく生せい　です。watasi ha nihongo no gakusei desu.

I am a Japanese (language) student.

日に本ほん　へ　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうし　に　行いった。nihon he nihongo wo benkyousi ni itta.

I went to Japan to study Japanese.

日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなすこと　が　できます。nihongo wo hanasukoto ga dekimasu.

(I) can speak Japanese.

日に本ほん語ご　が　できます。nihongo ga dekimasu.

(I) can speak Japanese.

日に本ほん人じんで、　日に本ほん語ご　の　先せん生せい　です。nihonzinde, nihongo no sensei desu.

(He) is Japanese, and is a Japanese language teacher.

今きょ日う　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうする　つもり　だった。kyou ha nihongo wo benkyousuru tumori datta.

I was planning to study Japanese today...

彼かれ　は　日に本ほん語ご　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare ha nihongo ga zyouzu desu.

He is good at Japanese.

彼かれ　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなすの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare ha nihongo wo hanasuno ga zyouzu desu.

He is good at speaking Japanese.

あの　先せん生せい　の　授じゅ業ぎょう　は　難むずかしい　です。　宿しゅく題だい　は　日に本ほん語ご　で　書かかない　と　いけない。ano sensei no zyugyou ha muzukasii desu. syukudai ha nihongo de kakanai to ikenai.

That teacher’s class is hard. The homework has to be written in Japanese.

日に本ほん語ご　だけで　なく、　英えい語ご　も　話はなせます。nihongo dakede naku, eigo mo hanasemasu.

(She) can speak not only Japanese but also English.

できる　だけ　早はやく　日に本ほん語ご　を　学まなびたい　です。dekiru dake hayaku nihongo wo manabitai desu.

(I) want to learn Japanese as quickly as possible.

日に本ほん語ご　を　習ならいたい　です。nihongo wo naraitai desu.

(I) want to learn Japanese.

日に本ほん語ご　で　手て紙がみ　を　書かいたこと　が　ある。nihongo de tegami wo kaitakoto ga aru.

I have written a letter in Japanese before.

彼かれ　は　日に本ほん語ご　しか　話はなせません。kare ha nihongo sika hanasemasen.

He can speak only Japanese.

日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうしなくて　は　なりません。nihongo wo benkyousinakute ha narimasen.

I have to study Japanese.

一いっ緒しょ　に　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうしよう。issyo ni nihongo wo benkyousiyou.

Let's study Japanese together.

自じ分ぶん　で　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうして　います。zibun de nihongo wo benkyousite imasu.

I am studying Japanese by myself.

留りゅう学がく生せい　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうして　います。ryuugakusei ha nihongo wo benkyousite imasu.

The international students are studying Japanese.

日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうする　ため　に　日に本ほん　に　行いきました。nihongo wo benkyousuru tame ni nihon ni ikimasita.

I went to Japan in order to study Japanese.

彼かの女じょ　が　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなせる　か　どう　か　分わかります　か。kanozyo ga nihongo wo hanaseru ka dou ka wakarimasu ka.

Do you know whether or not she can speak Japanese?

彼かれ　は　日に本ほん人じん　で　も、　日に本ほん語ご　が　話はなせません。kare ha nihonzin de mo, nihongo ga hanasemasen.

Even though he's Japanese, he can't speak Japanese.

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