Survival Japanese - Basic Phrases for Communication

[Cavistus]

Another recommendation for a phrase I saw up there.

I am a new player.

初心者です
しょしんしゃです

or

私は初心者です
わたしはしょしんしゃです

Fixed Thanks again.


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On another note, would it be possible to get this thread stickied? How would I go about that?

[Spellbinder]

Fixed Thanks again.


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On another note, would it be possible to get this thread stickied? How would I go about that?

Anytime. Don't forget my previous post with a bunch of notes in it. Seems most bases are covered by everything here now.

[zgnumu]

Thanks for adding detailed explanations that I was too lazy to type, Spellbinder. Usually my Japanese is almost abrasively colloquial (its just my style) so when I try to speak politely it often comes out overly formal... >_<

Cavistus, could I ask you to replace my too-formal addition you've tacked onto your OP with Spellbinder's less-formal-but-still-polite version? Thanks. (info below)

Spoiler!

English: Could you explain it in a way that is easy to understand?

Replace:
(Formal) Kanji:　分かりやすい説明していただけますか?
(Formal) Hiragana: わかりやすいせつめいしていただけますか？
(Formal) Romaji: wakariyasui setsumeishiteitadakemasuka?

With:
Kanji: 分かりやすく説明してもらえますか。
Hiragana: わかりやすくせつめいしてもらえますか。
Romaji: wakariyasuku setsumeishite moraemasu ka

2nd, I noticed that I misspelled the romaji in the casual phrasing for the above phrase set:
Please correct "wakriyasuku" => "wakariyasuku".

also, I guess you could drop the question mark on the casual one for consistency.

Thanks

A couple more very simple phrases, but yeah, I also think most of the basics are down.

Spoiler!

English: (It's) Over here! (used to indicate there's something of interest at your location. ie. boss)
Hiragana: ここです！
Romaji: koko desu!
Casualer Hiragana: こっちです！
Casualer Romaji: kochi desu!

English: OOO Please come back. (replace OOO with persons name to specify, or remove to generalize)
Kanji: OOO戻って来てください。
Hiragana: OOOもどってきてください。
Romaji: OOO modotte kite kudasai.

English: You go on ahead. I'll catch up later.
Kanji:　先に行ってください。後で追い付きます。
Hiragana: さきにいってください。あとでおいつきます。
Romaji: saki ni ittekudasai. Atode oitsukimasu.

[Cavistus]

Fixed and added, Zgnumu.


EDIT: Sorry by the way, Ryo. I hope you don't mind that I took some phrases from your thread ;P