Useful Expressions
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Japanese is a language spoken by over 127 million people, living in Japan. Another 5 million people outside of Japan - Hawaii, Brazil, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau and Taiwan, speak Japanese, too, making it the 9th most widely spoken language in the world!
The first chapter in this course deals with useful expressions and greetings in Japanese.
Here, you will learn:
| English | Japanese
| | Hello | Konnichiwa
| Good bye
| Sayōnara | | Yes | Hai
| | No | Iie
| | Please | Dozō | Thank you
| Arigatō | Excuse me
| Sumimasen | | Welcome | Dō itashimashite | | Is/are/am | Desu
| | I | Watashi
| | You | Anatawa
| Good Morning
| Ohayō Gozaimasu
| | Good Afternoon | Konnichiwa
| Good Night
| O- yasumi-nasai | Good Evening
| Konbanwa | How are you?
| O Genki Desu ka | I am fine
| Genki Desu | Nice to meet you
| Dozō Yoroshiko
| See you tomorrow
| Dewa mata ashita |
A point to be noted here, is that, in Japanese there are certain words which are used in combination, to mean a particular word. So don't be surprised if you find two or more words which may mean a single English word.
Once you have finished this chapter, there is a Quick Review section at the end for you to review the most important words.
All the Best!!
~~~ Greetings in Japan ~~~
Greeting is very formal in Japan. You should learn the standard way of greeting. It requires bowing, polite ways of addressing and the exchange of business cards. It is also advisable to address your Japanese colleagues by their job-titles instead of their names. Confrontation is avoided at all levels as Japanese people strive towards harmony and consensus.
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