Konnichiwa!! Hello everyone!! I made this blog site to share my knowledge about Nihonggo. At first, studying Nihonggo is not that easy. Aside from its characters, which are so difficult to write, there are some rules that you need to apply in every words. But don't worry, I will teach those rules as we go along with our lesson.
Because this is my first blog, I will teach you the basic Nihonggo greetings. These greetings or in Nihonggo is 'aisatsu', are the commonly use greetings in Japan. If you will learn these basic aisatsu, you can somehow greet your friends in Nihonggo.
Basic Nihinggo Greetings: (Aisatsu)
- ohayou/ohayou Gozaimasu - Good Morning
- konnichiwa - Good Afternoon; Hi or Hello
- konbanwa - Good Evening
- hajimemashite - how do you do? (use as introduction to oneself)
- douzo yoroshiku - literally meaning nice/pleased to meet you
- sayounara - goodbye
- oyasuminsai - good night
- tadaima - I'm back (literally meaning have returned just now) usually said by the person returning home and ocassionaly used at work
- okaerinasai - welcome home (reply to "tadaima")
- itadakimasu - said before eating (literally meaning accepting the food)
- gochisousama deshita - said after eating (literally meaning thank you for the food)
- sumimasen - excuse me
- doumo arigatou gozaimasu - thank you very much
- arigatou - thank you
- doumo - thanks
- duo itashimashita - you're welcome
- gomen nasai - I'm sorry
- chotto matte kudasai - wait for a moment please
- mou ichido onegaishimasu - one more please
- ki wo tsukete kudasai - take care/be careful please
- odaiji ni - get well soon
- ogenki desu ka/ogenki? - are you fine?
- daijoubu desu ka/daijoubu? - are you okay?
These greetings are the basic and the usual 'aisatsu' of the Japanese. You can use these greetings while talking to your friends, or when you see a Japanese. The Japanese loves to greet people. It's their way of being polite to the people.
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