Interjections

When you are in a situation where you might use one of these interjections in English, you’ll be able to give the same response in Japanese.

はい = Yes

いいえ = No

うん = Mm-Hm/Uh-huh

ううん = Uh-uh/Nuh-uh

もしもし = Hello (phone greeting)

さようなら = Good Bye

*おはよう = Good Morning

こんばんは = Good Evening

こんにちは = Good Afternoon

*おやすみ = Good Night

*おめでとう = Congratulations

かんぱい = Cheers

どうぞ = (A word used when giving or offering someone something)

じゃ = Well then

おや = My!/Oh!

ああ = Ah/Oh

ええ = Eh?/Huh?

ええと = Er/Erm/Um

げっ = Ew/Eww

もう = Eurgh/Ugh

いた = Ouch/Ow

おっと = Oops/Whoops

ちぇ = Tsk/Tut

うわ/わあ = Whoa/Wow

やった = Hoorah/Hooray/Hurrah/Hurray/Yay

* Words marked with an asterisk (*) on its left are one of the more informal versions of the word. I.E., there are politer ways to say the same thing.

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