this is the official spot to learn japanese so to kick things f I'm gonna lay down a few basic phrases. but dont fret i will update this list from time to time with lessons in grammer, pronunciation and things f that nature. HAPPY STUDIES

hello- konnichiwa
goodbye- sayonnara
bye- jamata
see you later mata aimasho

Yes- hai
No- Ie
No way- Ie Kekkou des
thank you- arigato
thanks- doumo
thank you very much- doumo arigato gozaimasu
your welcome- dou itashimashta
excuse me- sumimasen
Im sorry gomenasai

do you speak japanese- nihongo ga hanesemas ka
I speak japanese- nihongo ga hanasemas
I dont speak japanese- nihongo o hanasemasen
I speak english- ego ga hanasemas

good morning- ohayou
good night- oyasuminasai
good evening- konbawa

how are you-Ogenki des ka
fine and you- hai, genki des anata wa

what is your name-oname wa nan des ka
my name is........- watashi no name wa...............des

Forgot "watashi" which means "I". And the object (as far as Japanese) grammar always comes first (this is just a reminder ) comes first which means it would be:

I speak Japanese: Watashi (ga) Nihongo hanesemas/hanashimasu (I'm not sure on whether its hanashimasu or hanesmas yet...).

Um... Extra sentence lol:
I don't speak Japanese yet: Watashi Nihongo hanaesmas/hanashimasu mada mada ([not] yet).

Japanese numbers:
1: ichi
2: ni
3: san
4: shi, yon
5: go
6: roku
7: shichi, nana
8: hachi
9: kyuu, ku
10: juu
11: juuichi
12; juuni
13: juusan
14: juushi
15: juugo
16: juuuroku
17: juushichi, juunana
18: juuhachi
19: juukyuu
20: nijuu

Pay close attention t nuber 10-20. It will help you.

some more basic lessons

this-kore
that- sore
that over there-are

here-kono
there-sono
over there-ano

book-hon

what is this
(kore wa nan des ka)

you would respond as follows

that is a book
(sore wa hon des)

to respond to a what question simply replace "nan" with the answer. just remember to change "Kore, sore, and are" depending on the location of the object

wa - a sentence particle used to stress paticular points

des- a sentence particle translates as is or are depending on context

ka- a sentnce particle used at the end to make sentences a question

Ok, so i will do some excersises and explain stuff too. So yeah (this stuff is directly copied from a book):

Unit 1- Lesson 1 (Words)
word list 1

watashi - I
boku (used only by male speakers) - I
(o)namae (polite with o) - name
(go)juusho (polite with go) - address
denwa - telephone
kettai (denwa) - cellular phone
(o)denwa bangoo (polite with o)
(go)shusshin (polite with go)
dochira, doko - where
(go)senmon (polite with go) - specialization

hooritsu - law
keezai - economy
keezaigaku - economics
daigaku - university
gakusee - student
daigakusee - college student
seminaa - seminar
bengoshi - lawyer
shigoto - job, work

tomodachi - friend
sakubun - composition
kaiwa - conversation
shitsumon - question
kotae - answer
jikan - time
ima - now
kedo (at the end of a sentence) - though, but
demo (at the begining of a sentence) - however, but

You must read this as mush as possible before I move on with the lesson.
I will pm test and quizess (if there are any) and if that does happen, NO LOOKING AT THIS TOPIC TILL YOUR DONE! pm the test answers back.