Greeting in Japanese
Greeting in Japanese
In this lesson we are going to learn about how to greet people in Japanese as well as the way to respond it.
1. Good Morning
*おはよう/Ohayō (casual)
*おはようございます/Ohayōgozaimasu (formal)
2. Good Afternoon
こんにちは/Kon’nichiwa
It is used from mid-day to early evening (10:00 AM to 5:59 PM). It is also used as an informal greeting, means “hello”. With kanji, Konnichiwa is written as 今日は.
3. Good Evening
こんばんは/Konbanwa
4.Good Night
おやすみなさい/Oyasuminasai
Source:
- https://en.wikipedia.org
- YouTube Channel of JapanSocietyNYC