Useful Japanese expressions to use with friends Posted by keiko on Jul 11, 2014 in Grammar
It is summer, and that means it’s time to get together with your family and friends. Let me introduce you to some of the useful Japanese expressions you can use for your get together.
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Do you wanna go out ? – Dekakenai？出かけない？でかけない？
Let’s go together! – Isshoni iko- yo! 一緒に行こうよ！いっしょに いこうよ！
Do you wanna go out to eat? – shokugi demo ikanai? 食事でも行かない？しょくじでも いかない？
Let’s decide on the date and time. – Nichiji o kimeyo-. 日時を決めよう。にちじを きめよう。
When will be convenient for you? – Itsuga tsugo-ii? いつが都合いい？ いつが つごう いい？
When is your day off? – Yasumi wa itsu? 休みはいつ？ やすみは いつ？
What time should we meet? – Machiawase wa nanji? 待ち合わせは何時？まちあわせは なんじ？
Should we invite someone else? – Dareka hokani sasou? 誰か他に誘う？だれか ほかに さそう？
When are you going to be done? – Yo-ji wa itsu owaru? 用事はいつ終わる？ようじはいつおわる？
Do you have any place you want to go? – Dokoka ikitai tokoro aru? どこか行きたい所ある？どこかいきたいところある？
Are you available this weekend? – Konshu matsu aiteru? 今週末、空いてる？こんしゅうまつ あいてる？
Where should we go? Dokoga ii? どこがいい？
Let’s meet at our usual place. – Itsumono bashode ne. いつもの場所でね。いつものばしょでね。
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. – Ashita aeruno tanoshimini shiteruyo. 明日会えるの楽しみにしてるよ。あした あえるの たのしみにしてるよ。
Call me when you get there. – Tsuitara denwa shite. 着いたら電話して。ついたらでんわして。
Let’s cancel if it rains. – Uten chushi dene. 雨天中止でね。うてんちゅうしでね。
Don’t forget! – Wasurenaidene. 忘れないでね。わすれないでね。
I will be a bit late. – Chotto okuremasu. ちょっと遅れます。ちょっとおくれます。
I will be there in a bit. – Mosugu tsukuyo. もうすぐ着くよ。もうすぐつくよ。
I am here now. – Ima tsuitayo. 今着いたよ。いまついたよ。
Where are you? – Ima doko? 今どこ？ いまどこ？
When are you going to be here? – Itsugoro tsuku? いつごろ着く？ いつごろつく？
Let’s postpone! – Enkini shiyo-. 延期にしよう。えんきにしよう。
Don’t be late! – Chikoku shinaide ne! 遅刻しないでね。ちこくしないでね。
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Hope you found these Japanese expressions useful. If there is any other expressions you would like to know, feel free to let me know.
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About the Author: keiko
Born and raised in Japan. She currently lives in U.S. with her husband and two kids.
Comments:
Wozza:
Thank you for your blog. It is always very useful and interesting.
Cindy:
I found your blog just now. I find it very interesting and very useful. Especially now, when I need to practice my Japanese language for a freelance work within 1 week. Thanks a lot for sharing so many useful information.
keiko:
@Cindy Hi Cindy,
I am glad to hear that you like my blog posts. 🙂
Deja:
Again: very useful post! Thank you very much. I frequently visit your site – and i learn a lot.
Best regards,
Deja
idris:
Very useful thank you very much
radha:
Very very useful,and all at one place.
Greg:
These are really usefule, especially the kanji and hiragana included.
I hate to be the grammer nazi but the desu- masu- polite form should not be included, like in the “I will be late” example. Plus, sorry grammar nazi again, you would include a gomen ne after your being late to make it sound more natural.
Sorry, your info is great.
keiko:
@Greg Hi Greg,
Thanks for your comments! I appreciate that you are giving me your opinion, and you are correct in that between friends, we don’t normally use desu, masu too often, but occasionally, when you are being polite with him/her, we could use desu masu. This will be more common in writing such as emails or text, and maybe not so much when you are actually talking to them. If I am talking to my friend, letting him/her know that I will be late, I would say, “Gomenne, chotto okureru. (ごめんね。ちょっとおくれる。) -sorry I will be late a bit. ” But in texting, I would probably text him/her, “Gomenne chotto okuremasu. (ごめんね ちょっとおくれます。)”. When it comes to writing/texting, we often use more polite form.
Hope this helps! 🙂