Top 20 Most Requested Translations: English to Japanese
Unlike many other languages, Japanese uses three unique alphabets: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. From our research and experience translating English and Japanese, we have found that the 20 most requested translations for this language pair are the following.
Top 20 Requested Phrases:
|
English |
Japanese |
|
Hello |
ใใใซใกใฏ |
|
Goodbye |
ใใใใชใ |
|
Merry Christmas |
ใกใชใผใฏใชในใใน |
|
Happy Holidays |
N/A (There’s no such saying in Japanese – Merry Christmas is used) |
|
Happy Birthday |
ใ่ช็ๆฅใใใงใจใ |
|
Happy New Year |
ๆใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใใใใพใ or ่ฌน่ณๆฐๅนด |
|
Congratulations |
ใใใงใจใ |
|
What time is it? |
ไปใไฝๆใงใใใ |
|
Where is the bathroom? |
ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ |
|
My name isโฆ |
็งใฎๅๅใฏโฆใงใใ |
|
What is your name? |
ใใชใใฎใๅๅใฏ๏ผ |
|
Peace |
ๅนณๅ |
|
Welcome |
ใใใใ |
|
Thank you. |
ใใใใจใ |
|
You are welcome |
ใฉใใใใใพใใฆ |
|
Where can I find a hospital? |
็ ้ขใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
|
Where can I find a bank? |
้่กใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
|
Where can I find a good restaurant? |
ใใใใใฌในใใฉใณใฏใใใพใใใใ |
|
Where can I find a taxi? |
ใฟใฏใทใผใซใฏใฉใใงไนใใพใใใ |
|
Where can I find an airport? |
็ฉบๆธฏใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
There are other words that are commonly translated, like numbers and months, for content that includes things like dates and time.
Translations of 1 to 20:
|
|
Kanji |
Hiragana |
|
Kanji |
Hiragana |
|
Kanji |
Hiragana |
|
Kanji |
Hiragana |
|
1 |
ไธ |
ใใก |
6 |
ๅ ญ |
ใใ |
11 |
ๅไธ |
ใใ ใใใก |
16 |
ๅๅ ญ |
ใใ ใใใ |
|
2 |
ไบ |
ใซ |
7 |
ไธ |
ใชใช๏ผใใก๏ผ |
12 |
ๅไบ |
ใใ ใใซ |
17 |
ๅไธ |
ใใ
ใใชใช
๏ผใใ ใใใก๏ผ |
|
3 |
ไธ |
ใใ |
8 |
ๅ ซ |
ใฏใก |
13 |
ๅไธ |
ใใ ใใใ |
18 |
ๅๅ ซ |
ใใ ใใฏใก |
|
4 |
ๅ |
ใใ๏ผใ๏ผ |
9 |
ไน |
ใใ ใ๏ผใ๏ผ |
14 |
ๅๅ |
ใใ
ใใใ
๏ผใใ ใใ๏ผ |
19 |
ๅไน |
ใใ
ใใ
๏ผใใ ใใใ ใ๏ผ |
|
5 |
ไบ |
ใ |
10 |
ๅ |
ใใ ใ |
15 |
ๅไบ |
ใใ ใใ |
20 |
ไบๅ |
ใซใใ ใ |
Months of the year:
| January | 1ๆ |
| February | 2ๆ |
| March | 3ๆ |
| April | 4ๆ |
| May | 5ๆ |
| June | 6ๆ |
| July | 7ๆ |
| August | 8ๆ |
| September | 9ๆ |
| October | 10ๆ |
| November | 11ๆ |
| December | 12ๆ |
Globalization does not mean just translating a source languageย into the target language, it also meansย knowing and understanding the cultural differences and similarities.ย It is important to understand the cultures so that you can make the translation suitable to the target audience.ย By being aware of the most commonly requested phrases for translation, you begin to understand how to communicate with your potential customers.