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Understanding and repeating

❃ Understanding and repeating

日本語/フランス語/英語を話せますか？
[ nihongo/furansugo/eigo o hanasemasu ka? ]

Do you speak Japanese/French/English?

私は日本語が下手です。
[ Watashi wa Nihongo ga heta desu. ]

I’m not good at Japanese.

分かりません。
[ Wakarimasen ]

I don't understand.

ゆっくり話してください。
[ Yukkuri hanashite kudasai ]

Could you speak slowly?

もう一度言ってください。
[ Mō ichido itte kudasai ]

Could you say that again?

日本語はとても難しいです。
[ Nihongo wa totemo muzukashii desu ]

Japanese is very difficult.

翻訳アプリを使ってもいいですか？
[ hon yaku apuri o tsukattemo ii desu ka ]

Can I use a translation app?

どういう意味ですか。
[ Dō iu imi desu ka? ]

What does it mean?

もう一度お願いします。
[ Mou ichido onegaishimasu. ]

Could you say that again, please?

〜は日本語で何と言いますか。
[ ~ wa Nihongo de nan to iimasu ka? ]

How do you say ~ in Japanese?

これはどう読みますか。
[ Kore wa dō yomimasu ka? ]

How do you read this?

漢字が読めません。
[ Kanji ga yomemasen. ]

I can't read Kanji.

ひらがなで書いてください。
[ Hiragana de kaite kudasai. ]

Please write it in hiragana.

ローマ字で書いてください。
[ Rōmaji de kaite kudasai. ]

Please write it in romaji.

わかります。
[ Wakarimasu. ]

I understand.

わかりません。
[ Wakarimasen. ]

I don't understand.

日本語が少しわかります。
[ Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu. ]

I understand a little Japanese.

もう少しゆっくり話してください。
[ Mou sukoshi yukkuri hanashite kudasai. ]

Please speak a little slower.

書いてください。
[ Kaite kudasai. ]

Please write it down.

これは日本語で何と言いますか。
[ Kore wa nihongo de nan to iimasu ka. ]

How do you say this in Japanese?

「〜」はどういう意味ですか。
[ ... wa dou iu imi desu ka. ]

What does "..." mean?

英語を話せますか。
[ Eigo o hanasemasu ka. ]

Do you speak English?

フランス語がわかる人はいますか。
[ Furansugo ga wakaru hito wa imasu ka. ]

Is there anyone who understands French?

私の発音は合っていますか。
[ Watashi no hatsuon wa atte imasu ka. ]

Is my pronunciation correct?

意味がわかりました。
[ Imi ga wakarimashita. ]

I understand what you mean.

すみません、聞き取れませんでした。
[ Sumimasen, kikitoremasen deshita. ]

Sorry, I didn't catch that.

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