For those it might interest, I got a Japanese book really helpfull for that kind of threat. I got lots of sentence from lots of subject I could whrite here down in english and romaji. I could post the kanji too, but my comp doesn't allowed that ^^;;
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Cummon Expressions
Hi - Konnichiwa
Goodbye - sayonara
Please! :
- When you ask - kudasai
- when you offer - dozo
Thanks - arigato
Welcome ( when somoene tells you thanks) - doitashimashite
Yes - Hai
No - ie
Excuse me- Sumimasen
I'm Sorry - gomennasai
I understand - wakarimashita
I don't understand - Wakarimasen
One moment *please* (exemple: wait a minute) - chotto matte *kudasai*
Help! (like if you're going to die Or I don't know...) - tas(u)kete
Where is *the bathroom* - *toire* wa doko des(u) ka
When (u), it just mean you don't have to pronouce it
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Numbers 1-10
1 - Ichi
2 - Ni
3 - San
4 - shi (yon)
5 - go
6 - Roku
7 - Shichi (Nana)
8 - Hachi
9 - Ku (Kyu)
10 - Ju
When placed in () :
you can say both.
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The numbers AFTER 10 are really easy to remind :
if you want a composed number, divide the two and whrite they proper name:
15 ----) composed of a 10 and a 5 ----) 10 is Ju, and 5 Is Go ----) Ju-Go
DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE : 1 is Ichi, 5 is Go ---) Ichigo WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!!
so, for all 2 composed number that begins with 1, it'll start by *Ju*
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Now for others:
28 ---) 2 is Ni, and 8 is Hachi. But it doesn't make *Ni-Hachi*, but * Ni-ju-Hachi* Remember what is *Ju*, right? it means 10. So *Ni-Ju-Hachi* is like
Two-Ten-Height (2-10-8). You need 2 times the 10 to make a 20. Get that?
Same thing for others
36 ---) 3 Is San, 6 is Roku ----) San-Ju-Roku
45 ---) 4 is Shi (yon), 5 is Go ----) Shi-ju-Go /or/ Yon-ju-Go
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If you didn't understand that at all, just memorize those :
10 - Ju
20 - Ni-ju
30 - San-Ju
40 - Yon-Ju (you can't say Shi-Ju)
50 - Go-Ju
60 - Roku-Ju
70 - Nana-Ju (you can't say Shichi-Ju)
80 - Hachi-Ju
90 - Kyu-Ju (you can't say Kyu-Ju)
Knowing that, you only have to put the name of the number after...
Like
15 ---)Ju-Go
35 ---)San-Ju-Go
Etc...
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Now the thousands (don't give up, this is exacly the same thing ! )
100 - Hyaku
200 - Ni-Hyaku
300 - San-Hyaku
etc.
110 - Hyaku-ju
111 - Hyaku-ju-Ichi ( 100 is Hyaku, 10 is Ju, 1 is Ichi)
222 - Ni-Hyaku-Ni-Ju-Ni (200 is Ny-Hyaku, 20 Is Ni-Ju, 2 Is Ni)
333 - San-Hyaku-San-Ju-San (300 Is San-Hyaku, 30 Is San-Ju, 3 is San)
Hope you understand all of it... Beacause I don't Know if I could elaborate my explication more than that!
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I got lots of more stuff, so just ask if you want more
(I guess that's far enough for today isn't it?)