
A Large Variety of Greetings

Iroha
Today's lesson will introduce some practical Japanese.

Tina
I want to remember it quickly and use it.

First, the basic three, good morning, good afternoon and good evening.
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good morning
おはよう
"o ha yo u"
good afternoon
こんにちは
"kon ni chi wa"
good evening
こんばんわ
"kon ban wa"

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OK. From now on, I will make buttons like this. Before you click the button, think for yourself what the answer is.

It seems that this can be learned efficiently. In the Japanese language, the way of greeting changes in the morning, noon and night.

Yeah. These three are basic expressions, so be sure to remember them.

ok. I will remember おはよう, こんにちは, こんばんは.

that's good.

I want to know a simpler greeting. For example, what is a greeting like Hi in Japanese?

Next, I will introduce some simple greetings that Japanese people often use.
Hi
やあ
"ya-a”
Hey
よお
"yo-o"

I see !!

Next, let's study a little complicated expression
Hello. How are you?
こんにちは。おげんきですか?
"kon ni chi wa. o gen ki de su ka"
I'm fine
げんきですよ
"gen ki de su yo"
Not too bad
まあまあです
"ma-a ma-a de su"

There are other important expressions. That's the word we use when we leave home and when we return home.

Maybe there is no such expression in English.

But it's a common word in Japan
when we leave home
いってきます
"i tte ki ma su"
いってらっしゃい
"I tte ra soya i"

when we return home
ただいま
"ta da i ma"
おかえり
"o ka e ri"


There are many expressions in Japanese

There are many others. Here are some frequently used expressions. Let's remember little by little.
good night
おやすみ
"o ya su mi"
see you
またね
"ma ta ne"
Thank you
ありがとう
"a ri ga to u"

ありがとう!!
That's all for today's lesson. Thank you for your hard work. See other articles.