2010/10/27

Greetings

    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."

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