Ryan Melvin

The Japanese word for eighteen is 十八. The word is used as a cardinal number.

The English phrase “sorry for being late” is translated into Japanese as 遅れてすみません.

The English word ‘hawks’ is translated into Japanese as ホークス. ホークス is used as the name of a professional sports team.

素敵な一日を is the Japanese way to say “have a lovely day”.

The English word ‘pal’ can be translated into Japanese as 相棒.

James in Japanese is written as ジェームズ. This is the Japanese transcription of the male given name James.

The English word ‘matinee’ is translated into Japanese as マチネ.

The Japanese word for sauna is サウナ. サウナ is a noun used to refer to a sauna room or a sauna house.

The English phrase “I drink water” is expressed in Japanese as 水を飲みます. 水を飲みます is used to make a statement of fact or to describe a habitual action.

A casual hi in hiragana is やあ (yā). For a neutral hello use こんにちは (konnichiwa). Among young men, おっす (ossu) is a very casual greeting.