Elliot Herbert

The Japanese phrase for ‘listening to music’ is 音楽を聴くこと. The phrase describes the act of paying attention to music for enjoyment.

The Japanese word for saint is 聖人. 聖人 (seijin) refers to a person proclaimed as a saint.

In Japanese, “can I have a bag, please?” is said as 袋をもらえますか？

The English phrase “I gotta go” is expressed in Japanese as もう行かなきゃ.

In Japanese, the phrase “guy” can be translated using several different words depending on the context. The default form is やつ.

The English word ‘grim’ is translated into Japanese as 厳しい. 厳しい is used to express that something is dismal, gloomy, cold or forbidding.

In hiragana, “mother” is はは (haha) when you talk about your own mother to others. To address her or talk about someone else’s mother, use おかあさん (okāsan).

To say “I am happy to hear that” in Japanese, you use それを聞いて嬉しいです.

In Japanese, “is this okay?” is said as これでいいですか？ This phrase is used to ask if a particular thing or situation is acceptable or satisfactory.

The phrase ara ara in Japanese is an interjection meaning “oh my” or “goodness me”.