おはよう(ございます)。 | Ohayoo (gozaimasu) | Good morning (polite) | |
こんいちは。 | Konnichiwa | Good afternoon | |
こんばんは。 | Konbanwa | Good evening | |
おやすみなさい。 | Oyasuminasai | Good night | |
いいゆめ。 | Iiyome | Good night | |
‘Konnichiwa’ is generally used for day time. | |||
さようなら。 | sayoonara | Good bye | |
じゃね。 | jane | Good bye | |
それじゃ、また。 | soreja mata | Good bye | |
People usually say ‘sayoonara’ if they are going to leave for a long time. The other two are more common to use.‘soreja mata raishu' is what I say to my Japanese teacher when I leave the class. It means‘see you next week'. | |||
ありがとう(ございます)。 | Arigatoo (gozaimasu) | Thank you (polite) | |
すみません | Sumimasen | Excuse me/sorry | |
ごめえ | Gomee | sorry | |
いってきます。 | Ittekimasu | I’ll go and come back | |
いってらっしゃい。 | Itterasshai | Please go and come back | |
ただいま。 | Tadaima | I’m home | |
おかえりなさい。 | Okaerinasai | Welcome home | |
For example, when I leave my home, I would say ‘ittekimasu’ to my mom. And my mom would say ‘itterasshai’ to me. It just like I say "I'm going out", and my mom says "take care". When I come back home, I would say ‘tadaima’ to my mom. And my mom would say ‘okaerinasai’ to me. Well, I live by myself now, so I don't have anyone to say with. But it's good to practice whenever I go out and come back. (I hope it's not that stupid @.@) | |||
いただきます。 | Itadakimasu | Thank you for the meal (before) | |
ごちそうさま。 | Gochisoosama | Thank you for the meal (after) | |
はじめまして。 どうぞ よろしく。 | Hajimemashite Doozo yoroshiku | How do you do? Nice to meet you | |
When people introduce themselves, they usually say ‘hajimemashite. Doozoyoroshiku’ at the end. It means something like "It's the first time we meet each other, please tell me if I did something wrong." |
2010/10/27
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