The document provides an overview of basic Japanese language concepts including pronunciation, the writing system, personal pronouns, greetings, and common phrases. It discusses the Hiragana and Katakana phonetic scripts used for Japanese words and words imported from foreign languages. Additionally, it notes the use of Chinese characters and introduces polite and casual forms of personal pronouns and greetings. Finally, it lists examples of common greeting, introductory, and basic conversational phrases in Japanese.

2. UNCLEAR

3. RELATIVELY SIMPLE

4. ACCENTS, HOMONYMS

5. DIFFERENT WORDS,
EXPRESSION

6. WRITING
SYSTEM

7. BASIC JAPANESE
PHONETIC SCRIPT

9. USED FOR WORDS
IMPORTED FROM
FOREIGN LANGUAGES

11. WRITTEN IN CHINESE
CHARACTERS

13. WHY LEARN
JAPANESE?

19. PERSONAL
PRONOUNS

20. POLITE
MOST GENERAL EXPRESSION

21. SOFT EXPRESSION: MEN

22. EXTREMELY ROUGH IMAGE
PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY CLOSE

23. MOST USUAL AND POLITE
FORM

24. USED BY MEN: YOUNGER WOMEN
OR CHILDREN
PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY CLOSE

25. INTRODUCING
ONE’S SELF

28. GREETINGS

29. “NICE TO MEET YOU.”

30. “I WISH US BOTH THE BEST.”
“PLEASE TAKE CARE OF ME.”
“BEST REGARDS.”

31. “GOOD DAY.”

32. “GOOD MORNING.”

33. “GOOD AFTERNOON.”
“HELLO. HI.”

34. “GOOD EVENING.”

35. “GOOD NIGHT.”

36. “GOODBYE.”

37. “LONG TIME, NO SEE.”

38. PHRASES

39. “WHAT IS YOUR NAME?”

40. “HOW ARE YOU?”

41. “ARE YOU OKAY?”

42. “THANK YOU.”

43. “YOU ARE WELCOME.”

44. “I AM SORRY.”

45. “EXCUSE ME.”

46. “SEE YOU TOMORROW.”

47. “HOW OLD ARE YOU?”

48. “WHERE DO YOU LIVE?”

49. “CONGRATULATIONS.”

50. “BE CAREFUL.”

51. “DO YOUR BEST.”

52. “SAME HERE.”

53. “DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

54. “I UNDERSTAND.”

55. “THAT IS RIGHT.”

56. “YES.”

57. “NO.”

58. “I LOVE YOU.”

59. “I HATE YOU.”

60. N
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