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malaygirl
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 11:32 pm:   

hi,
im new in learning japanese. but want to learn. can anybody tell me if im making any mistake in these words?
おはよ ございます ohayoo gozaimasu Good morning
こんいちわ kon’nichiwa Good afternoon
こんばんわ konbanwa Good evening
さよおなら Sayoonara Good bye (formal)
しつれい します shitsurei shimasu good bye
おやすみなさい = Oyasuminasai = Good night
どおも あろがとお ございます = Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu = Thank you very much
いいえ どおいたしまして = Iie dooitashimashite = You are wellcome
どおも すみません = Doomo sumimasen = I’m sorry
いいえ どおいたしまして = Iie dooitashimashite = It’s alright
おげんき です か = Ogenki desu ka.= How are you
はい げんき です = Hai genki desu = Fine thank you.

thank you for the help
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Matjlav
Username: Matjlav

Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 09:58 am:   

Good Morning is "Ohayou gozaimasu," and is written おはようございます。

Kon'nichi wa means "Good day," more like, but yeah, it could be "Good afternoon," I guess. But it's written こんにちは or 今日は.

Konbanwa is written こんばんは or 今晩は.

Formal Goodbye is "Sayounara," not "sayoonara," and is written さようなら. Also, I'm not sure if this is always formal.

Goodbye could be しつれいします, but if you're looking for informal, it wouldn't be, because します makes it formal. It can also be written 失礼します.

Good night is correct. It can also be written お休みなさい.

Thank you is "Doumo arigatou gozaimasu," and is written どもうありがとうございます or どもう有難うございます. Also, どうも有難う can be used alone, to be informal. どうも is for emphasis.

You're welcome or it's alright is "Iie douitashimashite" and is written いいえどういたしまして or いいえどう致しまして.

"I'm sorry" is "Doumo sumimasen" and is written どうもすみません.

"It's alright" - see above

"How are you" is correct, and can also be written お元気ですか.

"Hai genki desu" is correct, and can also be written はい元気です.





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malaygirl
Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 06:14 pm:   

about the kon'nichi wa thing. my its keep happen to be like this こんいちわ if im using 'wa' words but if im changging it to kon'nichi ha こんいちは i get the resoult you tell me.what is going on?
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Matjlav
Username: Matjlav

Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 07:55 pm:   

Okay, little Japanese grammar lesson...

The basic Japanese sentence structure is the following:

"{subject} wa {indirect object} ni {direct object} o {verb}"

However, the "wa" is written as は and "o" is written as を. In all other cases of "wa," however, it is written わ.

こんにちは is basically just the word for "today," and the subject particle. However, I have no idea how that translates to "Good day," it just does.

But, in short, that's just how it is.

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