For simplicity, we will take the "understandable but not totally correct" approach. To say "if..." start with もし moshi. To be "totally correct" you should also change the end of the verb to a ～ば ba, たら tara, or なら nara or some other conditional. You will need to know the "totally correct" forms later but for now just concentrate on adding the moshi.
| SIMPLIFIED UNDERSTANDABLE | ENGLISH | TOTALLY CORRECT VERSION |
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もし あなた が きます。 moshi anata ga kimasu. |
If you come. |
もし あなた が きたら。 moshi anata ga kitara. |
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もし はれ。 moshi hare. |
If it's sunny. |
もし はれ たら。 moshi hare tara. |
Special useful phrases - you can ignore this if you want...
もし よければ。。。
moshi yokereba...
If it is ok with you... [let's do this...]
もし ほしかったら、
moshi hoshikattara,
If you want (it), - when offering something to someone