38 Popular Japanese Anime Phrases You Need To Know

Anime is actually pronounced as ah-nee-meh. Not aaahni-may. Remember it is “meh” not “may.” This type of art is more than just the hand-drawn animated graphics that you see on the screen for about thirty minutes or so.

When you’re watching anime, you’re immersed in this lively world of action, romance, adventure, science fiction, horror, comedy, and more. Then you have these characters that are a bit way beyond what you can imagine, especially when it comes to their very unique and unmatched hair. Seriously, these characters have cool and colorful hair.

Japanese anime wouldn’t be the way they are without their engaging and exciting storyline. When watching anime, you can also learn and carry with you some snappy Japanese phrases because there are plenty of them in the world of anime.

1. Cute: かわいい (kawaii)
2. Really: まじ (maji)
3. What: 何 (nani)
4. Good luck: がんばって (ganbatte)
5. Take care: 気を付けて (kiotsukete)
6. Don’t give up: 諦めるな (akirameru na)
7. Lover: 恋人 (koibito)
8. Chief (Slang): 頭 (kashira)
9. Sad: 悲しい (kanashii)
10. Long time no see: 久しぶり (hisashiburi)
11. Small cute thing: チビ (chibi)
12. Small: 小さい (chiisai)
13. It’s nothing: 別に (betsu ni)
14. That’s weird: 変あのー (nen na no)
15. Cool: かっこい (kakkoi)
16. So cute: めっちゃかわいい (meccha kawaii)
17. Please don’t tell lies: 嘘を言わないで (uso o iwanaide)
18. Please stop it: やめてください (yamete kudasai)
19. Hey, shut up: おい、黙れ (oi, damare)
20. Please wait a moment: ちょっと待ってください (chotto matte kudasai)
21. Unbelievable: 有り得ない (arienai)
22. Monster: 化物 (bakemono)
23. Terrible: ひどい (hidoi)
24. I’m hungry: お腹がペコペコ (onaka ga peko peko)
25. Demon: 悪魔 (akuma)
26. Impossible: 無理 (muri)
27. Walk: 歩きます (arukimasu)
28. Just in time: ぎりぎり (giri giri)
29. Run: 走る (hashiru)
30. Police: 警察 (kesatsu)
31. Don’t worry: 気にしない (ki ni shinai)
32. Scary: 怖い (kowai)
33. Cold: 寒い (samui)
34. Agreed: 賛成 (sansei)
35. Rumor: 噂 (uwasa)
36. Good thinking: いい考え (ii kangae)
37. Let’s go: 行くぜ (ikuze)
38. Of course: もちろん (mochiron)