Conversation Starters
Being
Polite
Riddle Me This
Numbers
Everything
Else
100

How are you?

genki desuka

100

Good morning

ohayo gozaimasu

100

hachi - san

go

100

9

ku, kyuu

100

Who was Sadako Sasaki?

Girl who survived Hiroshima and wanted to fold 1,000 paper cranes

200

Hello (on a phone call)

moshi moshi

200

You're welcome

doitashimashite

200

getsu youbi, ___ youbi, sui youbi

ka

200

13

jyuu-san

200

2 ways to say "orange"

dai dai iro, orenji

300

What color do you like?

dona iro ga suki desuka
300

Please

onegaishimasu

300

kinou, kyou, ____

ashita

300

67

roku-jyuu-nana/shichi

300

3 types of origami

modular, wet folding, golden venture folding, etc.

400

How's the weather?

tenki wa doude suka

400

Excuse me

sumimasen

400

Opposite of onakaippai

onakasuita

400

154

hyaku go-jyuu-shi/yon

400

4 colors

shiro, kuro, chairo, aka, ao, midori, murasaki, kiiro

500

What are you up to?

ima nani shiteru no

500

I'm sorry

gomennasai

500

Good at every time of day

ohayo gozaimosu, konnichiwa, konbanwa, oyasumi (nasai)

500

1,328

sen sanbyaku ni-jyuu-hachi

500

5 days of the week

getsu youbi, ka youbi, sui youbi, moku youbi, kin youbi, do youbi, nichi youbi

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