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Japanese to English 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.
| Japanese | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| こんにちは | konnichiwa | Hello |
| ありがとうございます | arigatou gozaimasu | Thank you |
| どういたしまして | dou itashimashite | You're welcome |
| お願いします | onegai shimasu | Please |
| すみません | sumimasen | I'm sorry |
| 大丈夫です | daijoubu desu | It's okay |
| はい | hai | Yes |
| いいえ | iie | No |
| お名前は何ですか | onamae wa nan desu ka | What is your name? |
| 私の名前は | watashi no namae wa | My name is |
| お元気ですか | ogenki desu ka | How are you? |
| 元気です | genki desu | I'm fine |
| 何歳ですか | nansai desu ka | How old are you? |
| 私は…歳です | watashi wa ... sai desu | I am ... years old |
| どこから来ましたか | doko kara kimashita ka | Where are you from? |
| 私は…から来ました | watashi wa ... kara kimashita | I am from... |
| 英語を話しますか | eigo o hanashimasu ka | Do you speak English? |
| 少し話します | sukoshi hanashimasu | I speak a little |
| これは何ですか | kore wa nan desu ka | What is this? |
| それは何ですか | sore wa nan desu ka | What is that? |
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.