More than "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto"...

I figured, Tokyo would be a much cooler experience If I knew more Japanese then arigato gozaimasu! As promised, here's a few more Japanese phrases Ive learned during my time here.

Disclaimer: Dont take the translation too seriously, Im not 100% confident that its accurate. And forgive my spelling, but it helps me to spell as it sounds. Im trying... Im trying.... sheesh :)

Restaurant / Food Stuff:

1. Oishi - "yummy"! Or "tastes good". If you wanna sound cute (this is according to Tomo), you can say Oishi ne. Or if its really good, then you can say Sugoi Oishi!

2. Mama - its quite a negative term. You say it when you think the food tastes "so-so"

3. Itadakimasu - This is said when you receive the food... it means something like "I will receive", but in context it is a polite thing to say before you eat.

4. Goitchisosama Desu / Goitchisosama - This is usually said before you leave the restaurant to the waiters or chef. Its sorta like a compliment to them letting them know that you had a good meal.

5. Kampai - "Cheers!!!" - nuf said.

6. Osusume onegaishemasu - A lot of restaurants do not have English menus, some dont even have pictures. So if you have no idea what to order, just say this. It means, "your recommendation please"?

7. Idashaimuse - This is said when you enter places of business. It means "welcome". To welcome someone to your home, you can say Idashai.

8. Okaike onegaishemasu - means, "check/bill please"! Note though that for a lot of Japanese restaurants, then give you the receipt as you order. Then when youre done, you take the receipt with you to the cashier by the entrance and pay there. It is quite common to go Dutch, even with just one bill, you can just pay for your own meal.

9. Dame - This is also quite negative, and means "No" or "I dont want to accept". Its usually said when someone offers you something to eat and you dont want it.

10. Some food translation: Tako - "Octopus", Uni - "Sea Urchin", Maguro - "Tuna", Enggawa - "Halibut", Anago - "Eel"

Hi-Hello-Goodbye Stuff:

1. Konichiwa - "Hi!"
2. Ohaiyo Gozaimasu - "Good morning!"
3. Watashi wa, Hahn Regina desu. - "My name is Regina Hahn"
4. Hajimemashte - "Nice to meet you"
5. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu - "Please be nice to me." Ok, I dont know why Id ever say this... must be a Japanese culture thing. But apparently you say it after you meet someone.
6. O genki deska? - "How are you?"
7. Hai, genki des yo. - "Im doing good"
8. Hai, ze ko cho desu. - "Im doing amazing!"
9. Batchiri desu! - "Everything is perfect!" This is to be said in a casual situation / among friends.
10. Hai. - "Yes"
11. Iie - "No"
12. Otskare sama desu - This ones quite hard to translate. At first I thought its just used at work. We usually say this to our officemates before we leave, it means "Thank you for your hard work today." But then as I became familiar with the phrase, I noticed that people say it in all sorts of situations -- trains, stores, even among friends. So now Im confused. hehe.
13. Dai jo bu? - "Are you ok?"
14. Dai jo bu. - "Im alright."
15. Matane - "See you later!"
16. Mataraishu - "See you next week!"

More Stuff:

1. Kudesai - "Please". But this is hardly ever used in itself - usually it is prefixed with a verb? Im guessing ofcourse. hehe.
2. Kawai - "Cute!!!" Another favorite Japanese word. Everything seems to be Kawai!
3. Kirei - "Beautiful"
4. Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go, Roku, Shichi, Hachi, Kyu, Ju - 1-10 in Japanese, if you want to say 11, its Ju Ichi. Twelve is Ju Ni. 20 is Ni-Ju. 21 is Ni-Juichi. And so on.... pretty easy, huh?
5. Gomenasai - This means "Im Sorry". Its said when you've wronged someone and you really want to apologize. More casually, you can also say Gome.