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Communication is important, Being able to communicate with Japanese players, at least functionally, can be a great benefit. Here are translations you may find useful:


JP players appreciate it if people have courtesy to learn a few common phrases... you'll be more highly regarded among them.


tasukete -> "help me."
mate kudasai -> say this if you want them to "wait."
doko ni imasuka -> "where are you?"
ikimashouka -> "shall we go?"
ikimashou -> "lets go"
arigatou -> "thank you."
omedetou -> "congrats"


JOBS
WAR - senshi
BLM - kuroi
WHM - shiroi
RDM - akai
THF - shi-fu
MNK - monnku

DAK - annkoku
PAL - naito
BRD - shijin
RNG - karyuudo
BST - keimonotsukai


PHRASES
With more then one person
/t [Jobs] desu, isshoni reberu agemasuka?


Senshi,shiroi to kuroi no PT desu, isshoni reberu agemasuka?
"(We are a) Warrior,White and Black Party, shall we raise lvl together?"

Positive Response:
onegaishimasu - "Please"
iidesuyo - "Good idea"
kamaigaarimasen - "There is no reason why we should not"
gomennne, mouhitotsu sasotte kudasai - "Sorry, can u invite again"

Use the following to quickly invite them
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Negative Response:
gomennne ..... - Usuallly a reason is given

Use the following to respond (even if you dont know what they are saying)
/t ryoukai, matatsugi ne
"Understand (your situation), (maybe) next time"


When someone just joined, you can say
/p yoroshiku, hokanohito sasotte imasu
"Glad to have you, looking for others"


When the Complete Party is formed you can say
/p yokatta ne, minasann yoroshiku
"Done, Glad to have you(everybody)"


I would advise that you pass the leadership to another:
/p watashi no nihonngo madaheta desu
"My Japanese is still bad
/p .......sann ri-da-ni onegaishimasu
......, can u take over as leader?"


The following are some possble discussion that will follow:
renkei - "Combo"
kaifuku - "Healing"
doko - "Where"

Use the following to help seach for party members
/sea 29<30 whm
search for white mage lvl 29-30 in current area

/sea LowJeuno 29<30 whm
search for white mage lvl 29-30 in Lower Jeuno

If you suspect a party is being form u can say
/t [Job] desu, anatagata no PT, iretekudasai
"Can I join your Party?"

Sassotte kudasai - "Please invite me"
Ima doko ni imasuka? - "Where are you?"
Nigete - "RUN"
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu - "I only know a little japanese"
PT? - "Would you like to party?"

Here's couple more:

"Thank you" (said after a Heal, etc.). There are many ways to say this but the easy ones are:

- doumo, arigatou, or simply ari

"Nice to meet you" (when first meeting or joining a PT):

- yoroshiku

"Sorry" (when someone in ur PT dies or you goof:

- sumimasenn or gomennasai

"I'm playing from (insert country here)"

- koko (insert country)desu

Omedetou~ - "Congratulations" (used when someone has leveled up)

Here's a simple word that I'm sure you have seen the Japanese use after getting a big Exp pts:

Umai or Ume~ - "Delicious" in non-polite form (It is OK to use these short forms. You probably want to use Umai)

MP kire - "My MP has run out"
suwarimasu - "I'm sitting" (to recover MP)
nige~ or nigete - "run from battle" (when battle is hopeless)
w - abbreviation for warau (laugh), which is Japanese equivalent to "lol"

totetote - "very strong" (say this when you think it may be too strong for your PT)

hai - "yes"

iie - "no"

rotto sinaide kudasai - please no lotting

matsu - "wait"

ikimashou - "lets go"

"Youkoso" means "welcome" like in the phrase "Welcome to (someplace)"

"You're welcome," (in response to a thank you) is "Dou itashima-shi-te"

isshou ni - "together"

sayonara - "bye" (I think you all know that!)

gaikokujin - "foreigner" (remember desu on the end, as desu is like our copula "to be")

watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi wakrimasu, demo mada jozu jarimasen (I understand a little Japanese, but I'm not very skilled yet.)

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First Meetings

Pleased to meet you - Hajimemashite

Nice to meet you (Please take care of me) - Doozo yoroshiku

What is your name? - Onamae wa?

I am Shigemo - Shigemo desu.

This is my friend. - Kochira wa watashi no yuujin/tomodachi desu.



Greetings

Hello – Konnichiwa / Konnitiwa / Tiwa

Good morning – Ohayoo gozaimasu / Ohayoo

Good evening - Konbanwa

How is everyone? - Minasan ogenki desuka?
How are you? - O genki desuka?

I'm fine - Genki desu.

See you tomorrow! - Dewa ashita!

Bye! Later! (informal) - Jya ne! / Matane! / Jaa mata!

Good night - Oyasuminasai

[NOTE: Ka at the end of a sentence signifies a question, (although not all questions use ka). You may chose to use questions marks at the end.]




Japanese or English?

Do you speak Japanese? - Nihongo ga dekimasuka? / Nihongo ga hanasemasuka?
Do you speak English? - Eigo ga dekimasuka?
Please say it in English – Eigo de itte kudasai
I speak a little of Japanese. - Nihongo chotto shaberemasu.
I know a little Japanese – Nihongo wo chotto shittemasu.
I don't understand Japanese very well. - Nihongo wa amari yoku wakarimasen.
Do you understand my Japanese? – Watashi no nihongo wakarimasuka?
I'm not good at Japanese. – Watashi wa Nihongo ga amari jouzu jyanai desu.
My Japanese is not good. – Watashi no Nihongo wa yokunai desu
I don't know Japanese. - Nihongo wa wakarimasen.
If there are mistakes don’t be surprised. - Machigai ga attemo odorokanaide kudasai.
I can't read Kanji and Hiragana. – Kanji mo Hiragana mo yomemasen.
Please use roman lettering – Romaji de onegaishimasu.
Yes, I understand – Hai, wakarimasu.
No, I don’t understand – Iie, wakarimasen.
I don’t know (informal) – Wakannai / Shiranai
Please say it again -- Moo ichido yutte kudasai
Please speak slowly -- Yukkuri hanashite kudasai

Being Polite


Just a moment please - Chotto matte kudasai
Thank you (informal) - Arigatou

Thank you very much - (Hontouni) arigatou gozaimasu.

You’re welcome. - Doitashimashite

Excuse me – Sumimasen / Shitsurei shimasu (more polite)

Sorry – Gomen / Gomenne / Gomennasai

Really sorry – Hontouni gomennasai


[NOTE: It is acceptable to say hajimemashite, then doozo yorosiku onegaishimasu upon a first meeting.]

[NOTE 2: When using romaji, Japanese will commonly abbreviate words. It can be compared to how Americans use slang. For example, ohisashiburi desu = ohisa desu, purinto kurabu = purikura, warau = W.]



Chit Chat

Excuse me for a moment – Chotto sumimasen
Do you have anything you want to ask? – Nanika kikitai koto arimasuka?
How do you say “___” in Japanese? – “___” wa Nihongo de doo iimasuka?
What did you say? - Nanto osshaimashitaka?
What are you doing? - Nani wo shiteirundesuka?
What country are you from? – Okuni wa dochira desuka?
Where are you from? - Dochira kara kimashitaka?
I am from Tokyo – Tokyo desu.
How old are you? – Nansai desuka?
I am __ years old - Watashi wa __ desu.
Do you like ___ ? - ___ ga suki desuka?
I'm looking for my friends. - Tomodachi wo sagashite iru no desu ga.
What is the matter? - Doushitandesuka?
What happened? - Doushitano? (More informal version of doushitandesuka)

[NOTE: Males will commonly refer to themselves using boku or ore instead of watashi or watakushi (polite form). 'Boku' is more commonly used by younger males. Women may use atashi, although watashi is more common. Please note that ]

[NOTE 2: This guide does not use the most formal Japanese, but gaming typically does not require formal Japanese (which is more commonly used to show respect to elders or in a business situation). As a rule of thumb, it is good to be polite regardless of how informal this is, because Japanese are very courteous. Some people find all the niceties annoying – those people shouldn’t party with Japanese.]

Inspecting Equipment



Excuse me. Can I see your equipment? - Sumimasen. Soubi wo mite mo iidesuka?

[NOTE: This section is incomplete. In the meantime, keep in mind that "soubi" or "soubihenkou" is equipment. If you would like to compliment someone on their equipment you could use an adjective from the word list below. For example = Kakkoii soubi. or Anata no soubi wa kakkoii desu.]



Partying/Grouping


Do you want to level together? - Isshoni level agemasuka?

I’m looking for a party - Party wo sagashite imasu

Please invite me? - Sasotte kudasai

Can I join? - PT ni haittemo ii? / Sankashiteiidesuka?

Are you busy? - Isogashii desu ka?

Have you got a moment? – Chotto ii desuka?

Sorry, I am not free now - Gomennasai, youji ga arunode. (kotowarimasu)

Sorry, I don’t have time – Gomennasai, jikan ga arimasen

Glad to have you, looking for more – Yorosiku, hokanohito mo sasotte imasu

Sorry, can you invite me again? - Gomenne, mata sasotte kudasai

I have asked a number of people – Nannin ka no hito ni kikimashita.
“____” wants to party with us – “____” ga kono PT ni hairitai rashii desuyo.

I am a new player – Atarashii pureeyaa (player) desu.

He’s already there – Moo mukooni itte imasu

There's no WHM - Shiro inai / Siro inai

Organizing the Party



Where are we going to hunt? - Doko de kari o shimasu ka?

What is my role/job? - Watashi no jobbu (job) / yakume wa nan desu ka?

Can someone become the leader? - Dareka leader ni natte kuremasuka?

Can somebody become a leader instead of me? - Dareka watashi no kawari ni leader ni natte kuremasuka?

I will do it - Watashi ga shimashou.

(the person who lures the mob) - Tsuriyaku
Tank - Zenei

I will be the first-line healer - Kaifuku senpatsude ikimasu.

I’ll be the second-line healer and use weaken magic - Kaifuku nibanmeto jakutai mahou ikimasu.

Switch healing duties (MP has run out) - MP kirede suwarimasu. Kaifuku onegai shimasu.
Group together for Protect/Shell - Puro to sheru kakerunode atsumatte kudasai.

What do you want to do now? - Kore kara nani wo shitai desuka?

What shall we do?- Dou shimashouka?

I want to try killing goblins - Gobu wo yattemitai ("Gobu wo yattemitaidesu")

I don't see anything /There's nothing there/ There's nothing here - Nani mo inai yo
Let me know if it pops - Pop sitara osietene

Good Experience (Tasty XP) - Umai ("oishii," "oishiidesune," etc)

I am ready - Jyunbi OK

Group together for Protect/Shell - Puro to sheru kakerunode atsumatte kudasai.

Can handle more - Motto ikemasu

Wait while I raise you. - Reizu kakemasu! matte kudasai.

My MP has run out – MP kire

Don’t worry – Shimpai shinaide

Run! – Nigete!

Picture please – Shashin onegaishimasu

Shall we take a picture? - Shashin wo torimashouka?

Thank you for the hard work! – Otsukaresama! (Otsukaresama deshita!)

[NOTE: It is common to combine words in the Japanese language, (this is probably due to the way Japanese is written out in hiragana, katakana, and kanji - written without breaks). So if a word appears to be unusually long – try to break it down. For example, mata ne = matane.]

[NOTE 2 : Although certain words have similar meaning, they may be used best in different situations. Like English, there are different ways to say the same thing. Keep in mind, some phrases are best used by females and some by males. On one gamefaq it said to use "Boku...", but boku is inappropriate for females to say, and should be instead used by younger males.]





Coming and Going


Come here - Chotto kocchi kite
Can you come - Koreru?
I'm coming now - Ima iku

I can go – Ikeru

I can't go - Ikenai
I want to go - Ikitai
I don't want to go - Ikitakunai
Don't go - Ikanaide
Shall we go? – Ikimashouka? (formal) Ikooka? (informal)
Let's go - Ikimashou (formal) Ikou (informal)

Follow me please - Tsuitekite kudasai.

Stay here please - Kokoni ite kudasai

Don't go too fast please. - Anmari hayaku ikanaide kudasai.
I'm going back – Kaerimasu / Modorimasu

Where are you? – Doko ni imasuka?
Where are you going? - Doko iku no?

I don’t know where [place] is – [place] no basho, wakarimasen or [place] ga dokonanoka, wakarimasen

Where is [place]? – [place] wa doko desuka? or [place] wa dokoni aruno desuka?

How do I get to [place]? – [place] wa dou itta houga ii? or [place] niha douyatte ikeba iikana?

I went to Bastok- Basu e ikimashita

I am in Selbina – Watashi wa Serubina ni imasu.

Let's go back to [place] - [place] e modorimashou

We should go to [place] - [place] ni modoru beki dayo

I'm going to [place] - [place] e ikimasu

This way – Kocchidayo or kocchidesu

That way – Socchidayo or socchidesu

That way over there – Achira

Which way – Docchinano? or docchidesuka?

To the right – Migi no hooni

To the left – Hidari no hooni

You turn right – Migi e magarimasu

You turn left – Hidari e magarimasu

It’s near – Chikai desu

It’s far – Tooi desu

I'm not in a hurry - Isoide imasen.

I'm leaving soon - Moo sugu deru

I have to go soon - Ikanakutewa ikemasen

Sorry, I have to go in 30 minutes. – Gomennasai, ato 30pun gurai de ochimasu.

Sorry, but I have to go now - Sumimasen, moo ikanakutewa ikemasen

I’m going to the toilet - Toire (toilet) ittekimasu

I need to reboot, be back soon - PC wo saikidou shite, sugu modorimasu

I'm going to get a signet - shigu tte kimasu (shigunetto wo kakete kimasu)

I'm going to my mog house - mogurimasu



Words and Shorter Phrases

Adjectives

* Cute – Kawaii
* Cool – Kakkoii
* Beautiful, pretty, clean – Kirei (na)
* Wonderful, attractive – Suteki (na)
* Fine, splendid - Rippa (na)
* New - Atarashii
* Old - Furui
* Small - Chiisai
* Big - Ookii
* Dangerous - Abunai
* Scary – Kowai
* Pitiful (how sad) - Kawaisou (na)
* Troublesome – Mendokusai

Exclamations

* Hurray! Yay! - Yatta!
* Great job! - Yokuyatta! (masculine) Yattane! (feminine)
* Congratulations! - Omedeto!
* Wow! – Sugoi!
* Help! – Tasukete!
* Take care! – Kiotsukete!
* I've found you! - Mitsuketa!
* Run! – Nigete!

Miscellaneous

* Good luck – Ganbatte
* This is fun - Tanoshiine
* Linkshell - LS or rinksheru
* Crystal – Kurisutaru
* Furniture - Kagu
* AFK – Riseki shimasu
* (I'm) Back – Tadaima / Tada
* Welcome back – Okaeri / Oka
* LOL – w (short for warau)
* Hurry – Hayaku / Isoide
* I’m okay, it’s okay - Daijoubu desu
* Don’t worry, it’s okay – Ii desu
* Of course, definitely – Mochiron desu
* Certainly – Tashikani
* Maybe, perhaps - Tabun
* I need it – Irimasu
* I don’t need anything – Nanimo irimasen
* I don’t need it at all – Zenzen irimasen



[NOTE: Be careful about spelling. For example, one page claimed to say “Do you want to party” but the way it was spelt meant “Do you want to throw up in my party.”]

[NOTE 2: If a Japanese player says something that looks familiar, they may be spelling it based on how it is inputed as Hiragana or Katakana, so try to consider what it may be. (For example, tomodachi = tomodati. daijoubu = daijyobu. yoroshiku = yorosiku). In other situations they may be combining words, as previously mentioned.]

[New NOTE: For people who do not refer to page 2, the grammar section, take note that there are two types of adjectives - 'i' and 'na'. When the 'na' adjectives are used before a noun, then the 'na' ending comes into play. (ie. kireina misura - pretty mithra. kawaii tarutaru - cute tarutaru.) It may be easier to use the adjectives alone. For example, someone shows you their new outfit, and you say "kawaii~" (cuuute) or "kakkoii~" (coool) etc.]

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