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Japanese Lesson 4: How To Read/Write/Say Common Greetings |
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Greetings Greetings! There are many greetings to say during each different festivals to people. So how do you say greetings to people in Japanese? Below are the Japanese words commonly used for greetings on both normal days and on common festivals:
| | Formal Way
| Informal Ways
| Sound Clip
| Good Morning
| おはいよう ございます Ohaiyou Gozaimasu | おはいよう / おは Ohaiyou / Oha
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| Good Afternoon
| こんにちは Konnichiwa
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| Good Evening
| こんばわ Kombawa | |
| Good Night
| おやすみ なさい Oyasumi nasai
| おやすみ Oyasumi |
| | Hello | こんにちは Konnichiwa | |
| Excuse Me
| すみません Sumimasen | |
| Congratulations
| おめでとう ございます Omedetou Gozaimasu | おめでとう Omedetou |
| How are you?
| お げんき です か? /
お 元気 です か? O Genki Desu Ka? | げんき / 元気 Genki? |
| Happy New Year
| あけまして おめでとう Akemashite Omedetou | |
| Merry Christmas
| メリークリスマス Meri Kurisumasu
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| | Happy Birthday | お たんじょうび おめでとう / お 誕生日 おめてとう O Tanjoubi Omedetou | |
| Goodbye
| さよなら / じゃ Sayonara(used when its long term good bye) / Jya(usd when its short term good bye)
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| See you
| また Mata
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| Please take care
| お だいじに / お 大事に O daijini | |
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