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How German and Japanese compare

Different writing systems

German uses Latin while Japanese uses Japanese kana and kanji. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.

Unrelated language families

German belongs to the Indo-European family while Japanese belongs to the Japonic family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-object-verb (SOV) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

German: Approximately 90-100 million native speakers worldwide, with 76 million in Germany, 8.9 million in Austria, 4.6 million in Switzerland. Japanese: Approximately 128 million speakers, predominantly in Japan.

Common German phrases in Japanese

Everyday phrases translated from German to Japanese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Halloこんにちは
Guten Morgenおはようございます
Guten Tagこんにちは
Guten Abendこんばんは。
Gute Nachtおやすみ
Auf Wiedersehenさようなら
Bis späterまた会いましょう
Bis morgenまた明日
Willkommenようこそ
Wie geht es dir?調子はどうですか?
Mir geht es gut, danke私は元気です、ありがとう
Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag良い一日をお過ごしください

Courtesy

Courtesy: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Bitteお願いします
Vielen Dankありがとう
Vielen Dankありがとうございました
Gern geschehenどういたしまして
Jaはい
Neinいいえ
Entschuldigungすみません
Es tut mir leidごめんなさい
Kein Problem問題ありません
Natürlichもちろん
Herzlichen Glückwunschおめでとうございます
Viel Glück頑張ってください

Introductions

Introductions: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Wie heißt du?あなたの名前は何ですか?
Schön, Sie kennenzulernenよろしくお願いします
Woher kommst du?どこの出身ですか?
Wie alt bist du?何歳ですか?
Ich bin Student私は学生です
Ich bin hier im Urlaub私は休暇でここにいます
Ich bin wegen der Arbeit hier私は仕事のためにここにいます
Das ist mein Freundこれは私の友達です

Numbers

Numbers: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Eins1 つ
Zwei2
Drei3
Vier4
Fünf5
Sechs6
Siebenセブン
Acht8
Neunナイン
Zehn10
Einhundert
Eintausend1,000

Time and dates

Time and dates: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Heute今日
Morgen明日
Gestern昨日
Jetzt
Später後で
Wie spät ist es?今何時ですか?
Am Morgen午前中
Abends夕方
Montag月曜日
Freitag金曜日
Nächste Woche来週
Eine Stunde1時間

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Wo ist das Badezimmer?バスルームはどこですか?
Wo ist der Bahnhof?鉄道駅はどこですか?
Wo ist der Flughafen?空港はどこですか?
Wie komme ich dorthin?どうやってそこに行きますか?
Biegen Sie links ab左折
Biegen Sie rechts ab右折
Gehen Sie geradeausまっすぐ進んでください
Es ist in der Nähe近くにあります
Es ist weit遠いです
Ich bin verloren道に迷ってしまった
Ich brauche ein Taxiタクシーが必要です
Wo kann ich ein Ticket kaufen?チケットはどこで買えますか?
Wie viel ist das Ticket?チケットはいくらですか
Ist das Gehen sicher?歩いても安全ですか?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Ich habe Hungerお腹が空いた
Ich habe Durstのどが渇いた
Wasser, bitte水ください
Ein Tisch für zwei, bitte2人用のテーブルをお願いします
Die Speisekarte, bitteメニューをお願いします
Was empfehlen Sie?何をお勧めしますか?
Das würde mir gefallenこれが欲しいです
Es ist köstlichおいしいです
Die Rechnung, bitte請求書をお願いします
Ich esse kein Fleisch肉は食べません
Ich habe eine Nahrungsmittelallergie食物アレルギーがあります
Kaffeeコーヒー
Teeお茶
Brotパン

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Wie viel kostet das?これにはいくらかかりますか?
Es ist zu teuer高すぎる
Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten?クレジットカードは利用できますか?
Ich schaue nurただ見ているだけです
Ich werde es nehmenいただきます
Offen開く
Geschlossen閉店
Eingang入口
Ausstieg終了
Wo ist der Markt?市場はどこですか?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Hilfeヘルプ
Rufen Sie einen Arzt医師に電話してください
Rufen Sie die Polizei警察に電話してください
Ich brauche Hilfe助けが必要です
Ich bin krank私は病気です
Wo ist das Krankenhaus?病院はどこですか?
Wo ist die Apotheke?薬局はどこですか?
Es tut hier wehここが痛い
Ich brauche einen Arzt医者が必要です
Gibt es ein Krankenhaus in der Nähe?近くに病院はありますか?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: German phrases and their Japanese translations
GermanJapanese
Sprechen Sie Englisch?あなたは英語を話しますか?
Ich verstehe es nicht分かりません
Ich verstehe分かりました
Bitte sprechen Sie langsamゆっくり話してください
Bitte wiederholen Sie dasそれを繰り返してください
Bitte schreiben Sie es auf書き留めてください
Was bedeutet das?これはどういう意味ですか?
Wie sagt man das?これはなんと言いますか?
Ich lerne私は学んでいます
Ich spreche ein wenig少し話します
Können Sie mir helfen?手伝ってもらえますか?
Ich weiß es nicht分かりません

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About Japanese Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Japan. It is the national language of Japan, with the majority of speakers residing there.

Alphabet

Japanese uses three scripts: Hiragana (, 46 basic characters) Katakana (, 46 basic characters) Kanji (, thousands of characters) Romaji (, Latin script used for teaching and inputting Japanese text) .

Vowels

あ is pronounced like 'a' in 'father'い is pronounced like 'ee' in 'see'う is pronounced like 'oo' in 'food'え is pronounced like 'e' in 'bet'お is pronounced like 'o' in 'or'

Consonants

Represented through a combination of the Hiragana and Katakana scripts for different sounds, including: k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, pJapanese also features double consonants or 'geminate consonants' which are marked by a small つ in Hiragana or ッ in Katakana

Phonetics

Japanese phonetic structure includes 5 vowel sounds and numerous consonant sounds that can be altered with diacritical marks to indicate voicing.

Grammar and Syntax

Typically follows a subject-object-verb (SOV) order. Utilizes a system of particles to indicate grammatical relationships between words and relies heavily on verb conjugations to express tense, aspect, and mood.

Loanwords

Japanese has a significant number of loanwords from English, Portuguese, Dutch, and other languages, especially in modern usage. These are typically written in Katakana.

Language Family

Considered as a part of the Japonic language family. The relationship with other language families is debated, but it may be related to Korean and the Altaic languages.

Writing Systems

Combines three scripts—Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana is used for native Japanese words, Katakana for foreign words, and Kanji for words of Chinese origin.

Writing System History

Developed from Chinese characters around the 4th century AD. Hiragana and Katakana were developed as simplified forms of Kanji for different purposes in literature and documentation.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 128 million speakers, predominantly in Japan.

About German Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, and South Tyrol (Italy), with diaspora communities worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 30 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Ä, Ö, Ü, ß

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'ä - pronounced like 'eh' (front)ö - pronounced like 'ö'ü - pronounced like 'ü'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features distinctive umlauted vowels (ä, ö, ü), consonant clusters, and the eszett (ß) representing double 's'.

Grammar and Syntax

Verb-second (V2) word order in main clauses, SOV in subordinate clauses. Complex case system with 4 cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive).

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Latin, French, English, and other languages, with recent heavy borrowing from English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Germanic branch, closely related to Dutch and English.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with umlauts and eszett, historically also used Fraktur blackletter script.

Writing System History

Evolved from medieval Latin script, with Fraktur dominant until mid-20th century, replaced by standard Latin script.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 90-100 million native speakers worldwide, with 76 million in Germany, 8.9 million in Austria, 4.6 million in Switzerland.

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