っけ？

Pronunciation

ke?

Meaning / Usage

Use it for a question. This may imply that you kind of knew it before, but you don't remember it now.

Examples

お前、寿司好きだっけ？
おまえ、すしすきだっけ？
Do you like sushi?

ディズニーランドって香港にもありましたっけ？
ディズニーランドってほんこんにもありましたっけ？
Is there a Disneyland in Hong Kong?

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だな

Pronunciation

dana

Meaning / Usage

noun + だな。
Use this when you want to express your opinion. (It may sound like talking to yourself)

Examples

あの営業の人、めちゃめちゃ美人だな。
あのえいぎょうのひと、めちゃめちゃびじんだな。
That saleswoman is very beautiful.

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ぜ

Pronunciation

ze

Examples

あいつの家、すげえデカいぜ。
あいつのいえ、すげえデカいぜ。
His (her) house is unusually huge.

Note

Used to make the sentence sound macho.
Although you here this often in manga, not so common to use it in a real conversation.

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かよ

Pronunciation

kayo

Meaning / Usage

noun + かよ。
Used for a negative surprise.
Implies that you didn't expected the result.

Examples

あいつ、また遅刻かよ！
あいつ、またちこくかよ！
That guy is late again!

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かしら

Pronunciation

kashira

Meaning / Usage

"I wonder... " Same usage as かな. Sounds feminine. Few guys use this.
You see this quite often in novels or mangas, but you don't hear it often in real life.

Examples

鈴木さん、もう昼ご飯食べたのかしら。
すずきさん、もうひるごはんたべたのかしら。
I wonder if Mr. Suzuki had lunch already.

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んです

Pronunciation

ndesu

Meaning /Usage

Verb + んです

This is used to avoid ending with verb, which sounds kind of robotic.
For example,
"きょうはすしをたべる。" sounds like a check list written on a paper...(However it's commonly used in a written sentence)
"きょうはすしをたべるんです。" sounds more natural in a regular conversation.

More casual version of のです。

Examples

今、日本語を勉強しているんです。
いま、にほんごをべんきょうしているんです
I am studying Japanese now.

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よう

Pronunciation

yo-

Meaning / Usage

"Let's... "
Follows after a verb. Less formal than ましょう.

Could also mean "I'm going to ..." depending on the context.

Examples

夕飯はラーメン食べよう。
ゆうはんはらーめんたべよう。
Let's (I'm going to) eat ramen for dinner.

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みたい

Pronunciation

mitai

Meaning /Usage

Follows after adjective or noun. "seem like"
"I heard that..."
"looks like..."

Examples

シアトルのイチロー人気はすごいみたい。
しあとるのいちろーにんきはすごいみたい
It seems like Ichiro is very popular in Seattle.

この家、城みたい。
このいえ、しろみたい
This house looks like a castle.

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ましょう

Pronunciation

masyo-

Meaning / Usage

"Let's... "
Follows after a verb. More formal than よう or ましょ.

Examples

全員でこの部屋を掃除しましょう。
ぜんいんでこのへやをそうじしましょう。
Let's clean up this room, everybody.

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にゃん

Pronunciation

nyan

Meaning / Usage

Use this to make you sound cute by trying to sound like a cat (!!)
You hear this in mangas, but not in real life.

Examples

お腹すいたにゃん。
おなかすいたにゃん。
I'm hungry.

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なきゃ

Pronunciation

nakya

Meaning / Usage

"I must... " "You must..."
Conversational version of なければならない
Same usage as ないと。

Examples

明日までに宿題やんなきゃ。
あしたまでにしゅくだいやんなきゃ。
I have to finish the homework by tomorrow.

あの娘のこと好きなんでしょ？　じゃあはっきり言わなきゃ。
あのこのことすきなんでしょ？　じゃあはっきりいわなきゃ。
You like her, don't you? Then you have to tell her so.

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ないと

Pronunciation

naito

Meaning / Usage

"I must... " "You must..."
Conversational version of なければならない
Same usage as なきゃ。

Examples

あ、もう帰んないと。
あ、もうかえんないと。
Oh, I have to go.

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ですか？

Pronunciation

deska / desuka

Meaning / Usage

noun + ですか？
Very common gobi to form a question.

Examples

これ、あなたの携帯ですか？
これ、あなたのけいたいですか？
Is this your cell phone?

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でした

Pronunciation

desh-ta / deshita

Meaning / usage

Connected to a noun to make it past tense.

Examples

昨日は僕の誕生日でした。
きのうはぼくのたんじょうびでした。
Yesterday was my birthday.

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って

Pronunciation

te

Meaning / Usage

Follows after another gobi.
Means"I heard that..." "Someone told me that..."

Don't confuse with imperative verb ending て. (e.g. やって）

Examples

あの人、回転寿司で20皿食べたんだって。
あのひと、かいてんずしで、にじゅっさらたべたんだって。
I heard that he/she had 20 plates in a Sushi-train restaurant.

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ちゃった

Pronunciation

chatta

Meaning / Usage

verb + ちゃった。
Used when you have done something you didn't expect.
Although it's used in a negative way usually, can be used in a positive way.
Informal version of てしまった.
If you say ちった, it sounds masculine.

Examples

彼女にふられちゃった。
かのじょにふられちゃった。
My girlfriend dumped me...

試験に受かっちゃった！
しけんにうかっちゃった！
I passed the exam! (I didn't expected it)

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じゃん

Pronunciation

jan

Meaning / Usage

Used to let the other person know what you think. Very common gobi especially in the east.
Very casual version of ですね or ますね.

Examples

大丈夫？　すげえ眠そうじゃん。
だいじょうぶ？　すげえねむそうじゃん。
Are you ok? You look really sleepy.

その赤いドレス、かわいいじゃん。
そのあかいどれす、かわいいじゃん。
(I think) The red dress is cute.

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かも

Pronunciation

kamo

Meaning / Usage

maybe, might

Examples

明日、パーティー行けるかも。
あした、パーティーいけるかも。
I might be able to come to the party tomorrow.

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