Teaching In Japan

Front 1

I humbly receive this food.

Back 1

Itadakimasu

Front 2

Delicious

Back 2

Oishi desu

Front 3

It looks delicious

Back 3

Oishisou desu

Front 4

Sorry for the rudeness I'm comitting/about to commit.

Back 4

Shitsurei Shimasu

Front 5

I appreciated the food

Back 5

Gouchisou sama deshita

Front 6

(Japanese teacher greets class this way)

Back 6

Shougakkou no nensei no minnasan, good morning

Front 7

Sit Down

Back 7

Suwatte kudasai

Front 8

Stand Up

Back 8

Tatte Kudasai

Front 9

Please be quite

Back 9

Shizuka ni shite kudasai

Front 10

Lets begin

Back 10

hajimemashou

Front 11

Please open your books to ___ page

Back 11

___ peeji wo hiraite kudasai

Front 12

Let's sing

Back 12

utaimashou

Front 13

Please put __ away

Back 13

__ wo shimatte kudasai

Front 14

please repeat after me

Back 14

watashi no ato ni tsuiteitte kudasai

Front 15

(Use this phrase to have students begin speaking together)

Back 15

san hai

Front 16

please write ____

Back 16

___wo kaite kudasai

Front 17

Great!

Back 17

Sugoi!

Front 18

That's bad/please don't do that.

Back 18

Dame desu

Front 19

Please stop that!

Back 19

yamete nasai

Front 20

Please listen

Back 20

kiite kudasai

Front 21

Principle

Back 21

Kochosensei

Front 22

(Say this when you leave the teacher's office)

Back 22

Osaki ni shitsurei shimasu

Front 23

I'm sorry

Back 23

Gomen nasai

Front 24

May things go well between us

Back 24

dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu

Front 25

Thank you for your hard work

Back 25

gokuro sama deshita

Front 26

You must be tired (as in a compliment for your hard work)

Back 26

Otsukare sama deshita

Front 27

Is it alright?

Back 27

ii desu ka?

Front 28

What's your name? (polite)

Back 28

O namae wa nan desu ka?

Front 29

I am __

Back 29

__ desu

Front 30

How old are you (only use with students)

Back 30

Nan sai desu ka?

Front 31

What time is it?

Back 31

Nan ji desu ka?

Front 32

This is?

Back 32

Kore wa?

Front 33

Are you alright? Is it okay?

Back 33

Daijoubu desu ka?

Front 34

Yes, I'm alright. It's okay.

Back 34

Hai, daijoubu desu

Front 35

Just a moment, please

Back 35

Chotto matte kudasai

Front 36

Please stop that!

Back 36

Yamete Kudasai

Front 37

That's/You're being rude

Back 37

Shitsurei desu

Front 38

Vice Principle

Back 38

Kyotosensei

Front 39

(Teacher's title)

Back 39

Sensei

Front 40

(male/female title) Mr. Mrs.

Back 40

San

Front 41

(Young male title)

Back 41

Kun

Front 42

(Nickname/ endearing title)

Back 42

chan

Front 43

(what younger students call older students)

Back 43

sempai

Front 44

please stop

Back 44

yame nasai