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Basic Sentences
1.
“Kon’nichi wa.” “Ā, kon’nichi wa.”
“Hello! (literally, As for “Oh, hi!”
today…)”
2.
“Sensei, ohayō gozaimasu.” “Ā, Yamada-san, ohayō.”
“Professor, good morning! “Oh, good morning, Ms.
(lit., It is early.)” Yamada!’
… …gozaimasu
Remember that you must add gozaimasu after ohayō
‘good morning’ and arigatō ‘thank you’ when you say
these to your superior.
3.
“Konban wa!” “Ā, konban wa!”
“Good evening! (lit., As for “Oh, good evening!”
this evening…)”
4.
“Īe”
“(Dōmo) arigatō gozaimasu.” “Not at all. (lit., No.)”
“Thank you (very much).”
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