Japanese and Korean: English conversation
English words are everywhere in Japanese. They are used in advertising, in the media, and even in everyday conversation. In fact, there are over 10,000 English words that have been borrowed into Japanese!
Learning some of these English words can be a great way to improve your Japanese conversation skills. Knowing even a few English words can help you to understand what people are saying and to respond in a way that makes sense.
Here are some examples of English words that are commonly used in Japanese conversation:
- コンピューター (kompyūtā) – computer
- インターネット (intānetto) – internet
- スマートフォン (sumātofon) – smartphone
- ビジネス (bijinesu) – business
- カフェ (kafe) – cafe
- レストラン (resutoran) – restaurant
- ファッション (fasshon) – fashion
- スポーツ (supōtsu) – sports
- テレビ (terebi) – television
- ミュージック (myūjikku) – music
- ゲーム (gēmu) – game
- 映画 (eiga) – movie
- Smartphone: スマートフォン (sumātofon)
- Internet: インターネット (intānetto)
- Email: メール (mēru)
- SNS: SNS (SNS)
- Coffee: コーヒー (kōhī)
- Tea: ティー (tī)
- Hamburger: ハンバーガー (hanbāgā)
- Pizza: ピザ (piza)
- Fashion: ファッション (fasshon)
- Music: ミュージック (myūjikku)
- Movie: ムービー (mūbī)
- Business: ビジネス (bijinesu)
- Technology: テクノロジー (tekunorojī)
- Education: エデュケーション (edyukēshon)\
Here are some examples of English words that are commonly used in South Korea conversation:
- Computer: 컴퓨터 (kompyut’eo)
- Smartphone: 스마트폰 (seumateupon)
- Internet: 인터넷 (inteoneo)
- Email: 이메일 (imeil)
- SNS: SNS (SNS)
- Coffee: 커피 (keopi)
- Tea: 티 (ti)
- Hamburger: 햄버거 (haembeogeo)
- Pizza: 피자 (piza)
- Fashion: 패션 (paesyeon)
- Music: 뮤직 (myujik)
- Movie: 무비 (mubi)
- Business: 비즈니스 (bizneiseu)
- Technology: 테크놀로지 (tekneullojiji)
- Education: 에듀케이션 (edyukeisyeon)