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WELCOMETO OUR

NIHONGGO CLASS!
COMMON JAPANESE GREETINGS
(AISATSU)
 OHAYOU GOZAIMASU – GOOD MORNING (CAN ONLY BE USED UP TO 10 AM)
 KONNICHIWA – HELLO/GOOD AFTERNOON (CAN ONLY BE USED UP TO 5 PM)
 KONBANWA – GOOD EVENING (USE AROUND 5 PM)
 SAYOUNARA – GOOD BYE
 OYASUMI NASAI – GOOD NIGHT
 DEWA MATA/MATA WA/MATA – SEE YOU
 MERRASHAI – GOOD BYE
 OKAERINASAI – WELCOME BACK
 O GENKI DESU KA? – ARE YOU FINE?/HOW ARE YOU?
 OKAGE SAMA DE/ARIGATOU GOZAIMAS DENKI DESU – THANK YOU, I’M FINE
COMMON JAPANESE GREETINGS
(AISATSU)
 ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU – THANK YOU VERY MUCH
 IIE, DOU ASHIMASHITE – YOU’RE WELCOME
 ODAWI NI – GET WELL SOON
 CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI – A MOMENT PLEASE/PLEASE WAIT
 MOU ICHI DO ONEGAISHIMASU – ONCE MORE PLEASE
 O SAKI NI – MAY I GO AHEAD?
 DOUZO O SAKI NI – PLEASE GO AHEAD
 KI O TSUKUTE KUDASAI – PLEASE, TAKE CARE
 ABUNAI – DANGEROUS
 DAME DESU – NO GOOD
COMMON JAPANESE GREETINGS
(AISATSU)
 GAMBATE KUDASAI – CHEER UP/TRY YOUR BEST
 ITEDAIKIMASU/GOCHIZOU SAMA DESHITA – THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD
 GOMEN KUDASAI – ANYBODY HOME/GOOD BYE
 SATSUREI SHIMASU – EXCUSE ME (POLITE)
 SUMIMASEN – EXCUSE ME (WITH HIGH VOICE TO CATCH ATTENTION)
 SUMIMASEN – SORRY
 DAIJOUBU – OKAY/NO PROBLEM/ALL RIGHT
 TADAIMA – I’M BACK

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