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English to Japanese translation
Type or speak a phrase and get an instant Japanese–English translation — then hear it out loud and practice saying it with a live AI tutor. Translation tells you the words; speaking makes them yours.
Essential Japanese words to start with
The 20 most frequent words in Parla's Japanese vocab bank — the same ones the tutor teaches first.
| English | Pronunciation | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | konnichiwa | こんにちは |
| Thank you | arigatou gozaimasu | ありがとうございます |
| You're welcome | dou itashimashite | どういたしまして |
| Please | onegai shimasu | お願いします |
| I'm sorry | sumimasen | すみません |
| It's okay | daijoubu desu | 大丈夫です |
| Yes | hai | はい |
| No | iie | いいえ |
| What is your name? | onamae wa nan desu ka | お名前は何ですか |
| My name is | watashi no namae wa | 私の名前は |
| How are you? | ogenki desu ka | お元気ですか |
| I'm fine | genki desu | 元気です |
| How old are you? | nansai desu ka | 何歳ですか |
| I am ... years old | watashi wa ... sai desu | 私は…歳です |
| Where are you from? | doko kara kimashita ka | どこから来ましたか |
| I am from... | watashi wa ... kara kimashita | 私は…から来ました |
| Do you speak English? | eigo o hanashimasu ka | 英語を話しますか |
| I speak a little | sukoshi hanashimasu | 少し話します |
| What is this? | kore wa nan desu ka | これは何ですか |
| What is that? | sore wa nan desu ka | それは何ですか |
From translating to actually speaking Japanese
- 1.Translate anything. Type or dictate a phrase; get the Japanese instantly, with audio.
- 2.Say it in a real conversation. A live AI tutor speaks Japanese with you — out loud, from day one, at your level.
- 3.Keep what you learn. Words you meet go into spaced review tuned to how you actually performed — speaking and listening tracked separately.