JLPT Level 4 Expression List
The JLPT also includes an Expression list - written in the Test Content Spec as 「あいさつ語等表現」 - or Greetings and other Expressions. These expressions are quite frequently used in the exam and I recommend you know all of them. Note: these expressions are not in the vocabulary list - as they are expressions rather than words.
I have compiled and formatted this Expression list (and added my own definitions) from the latest official JLPT Test Content Specification book (as of 2007): Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Test Content Specifications (Revised Edition), The Japan Foundation and Association of International Education, Japan (2004).
| Num | Expression | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | どうも・ありがとうございました。 | Thank you very much |
| 2 | いただきます。 | (said before eating a meal) |
| 3 | いらっしゃい・ませ。 | Welcome (to a store) |
| 4 | (では) おげんきで。 | (when parting) Stay healthy |
| 5 | おねがいします。 | Please (do for me) |
| 6 | おはようございます。 | Good morning (very polite) |
| 7 | おやすみなさい。 | Good night (very polite) |
| 8 | ごちそうさま・でした | Thank you for the meal (very polite) |
| 9 | こちらこそ。 | It is I who should say so |
| 10 | ごめんください。 | May I come in |
| 11 | ごめんなさい。 | Sorry |
| 12 | こんにちは。 | Hello (good day) |
| 13 | こんばんは。 | Good Evening |
| 14 | さよなら｜さようなら。 | Farewell |
| 15 | しつれいしました。 | Sorry for my rudeness |
| 16 | しつれいします。 | Sorry for my rudeness |
| 17 | すみません。 | Sorry |
| 18 | では、また。 | Ok, I'll see you later |
| 19 | (いいえ) どういたしまして。 | (Not at all) you're welcome |
| 20 | はじめまして。 | Nice to meet you |
| 21 | (どうぞ) よろしく。 | Pleased to meet you |
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