Learning Japanese               


Here are some useful Japanese phrases to learn.
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Japanese language
nihon-go    


How do you pronounce it?
Dou hatsuon shi masu ka?    

dou: how

Kanji translation:
hatsuon: pronunciation


What is this called?
Kore wo nan to yobi masu ka?    

kore: this

Kanji translation:
nan: what


How do you say it/that in Japanese?
Nihon-go de nan to ii masu ka?    

nan: what

Kanji translation:
nihon-go: Japanese language


How do you pronounce this character?
Kono ji wa dou hatsuon shi masu ka?    

kono: this
dou: how
hatsuon: pronunciation

Kanji translation:
ji: character (a letter, mark, or sign used in writing, printing, or computing)