Title: Easy Japanese / Free JLPT N5/N4 Sample
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JLPT: N5
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Japanese: おはよう
Romaji: ohayou
English: Good morning (casual)
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: おはよう、田中さん。
ExampleEN: Good morning, Tanaka.
Notes: Used with friends/family

Japanese: おはようございます
Romaji: ohayou gozaimasu
English: Good morning (formal)
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: おはようございます、先生。
ExampleEN: Good morning, teacher.
Notes: Formal/workplace

Japanese: こんにちは
Romaji: konnichiwa
English: Good afternoon / Hello
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: こんにちは、お元気ですか。
ExampleEN: Hello, how are you?
Notes: Daytime greeting

Japanese: こんばんは
Romaji: konbanwa
English: Good evening
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: こんばんは、田中さん。
ExampleEN: Good evening, Tanaka.
Notes: Evening greeting

Japanese: さようなら
Romaji: sayounara
English: Goodbye
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: さようなら、また明日。
ExampleEN: Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
Notes: Permanent or long goodbye

Japanese: ありがとう
Romaji: arigatou
English: Thank you (casual)
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: ありがとう、助かった。
ExampleEN: Thank you, you saved me.
Notes: Casual thanks

Japanese: ありがとうございます
Romaji: arigatou gozaimasu
English: Thank you (formal)
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: ありがとうございます。
ExampleEN: Thank you very much.
Notes: Formal thanks

Japanese: すみません
Romaji: sumimasen
English: Excuse me / I'm sorry
PartOfSpeech: greeting
ExampleJP: すみません、駅はどこですか。
ExampleEN: Excuse me, where is the station?
Notes: Polite attention/apology

Japanese: はい
Romaji: hai
English: Yes
PartOfSpeech: particle
ExampleJP: はい、わかりました。
ExampleEN: Yes, I understood.
Notes: Affirmative

Japanese: いいえ
Romaji: iie
English: No
PartOfSpeech: particle
ExampleJP: いいえ、違います。
ExampleEN: No, that's wrong.
Notes: Negative

Japanese: 私
Romaji: watashi
English: I / me
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: 私は学生です。
ExampleEN: I am a student.
Notes: Polite first person

Japanese: あなた
Romaji: anata
English: You
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: あなたは何歳ですか。
ExampleEN: How old are you?
Notes: Use with care - sometimes too direct

Japanese: これ
Romaji: kore
English: This (near me)
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: これは何ですか。
ExampleEN: What is this?
Notes: Object near speaker

Japanese: それ
Romaji: sore
English: That (near you)
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: それを取ってください。
ExampleEN: Please take that.
Notes: Object near listener

Japanese: あれ
Romaji: are
English: That (over there)
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: あれは富士山です。
ExampleEN: That is Mt. Fuji.
Notes: Object far from both

Japanese: 何
Romaji: nani
English: What
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: これは何ですか。
ExampleEN: What is this?
Notes: Common question word

Japanese: 誰
Romaji: dare
English: Who
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: あの人は誰ですか。
ExampleEN: Who is that person?
Notes: Question word

Japanese: どこ
Romaji: doko
English: Where
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: トイレはどこですか。
ExampleEN: Where is the toilet?
Notes: Common in travel

Japanese: いつ
Romaji: itsu
English: When
PartOfSpeech: pronoun
ExampleJP: いつ来ますか。
ExampleEN: When are you coming?
Notes: Time question

Japanese: 学校
Romaji: gakkou
English: School
PartOfSpeech: noun
ExampleJP: 学校に行きます。
ExampleEN: I go to school.
Notes: Common noun