Basic Course
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Lesson 1: Basic Greetings in Daily Life
In this lesson, you can learn some common daily greetings.
| Greeting | Romaji | Meaning |
| おはよう | ohayou | Good morning. (Casual) |
| おはようございます | ohayou gozaimasu | Good morning. (Polite) |
| こんにちは | konnichiwa | Good afternoon. |
| こんばんは | konbanwa | Good evening. |
Text:
（In the morning）
おはようございます！
ohayou gozaimasu!
Good morning!
おはようございます！
ohayou gozaimasu!
Good morning!
（In the afternoon）
こんにちは！
konnichiwa!
Good afternoon!
こんにちは！
konnichiwa!
Good afternoon!
（In the evening）
こんばんは！
konbanwa!
Good evening!
こんばんは！
konbanwa!
Good evening!
Notes:
| （1）「おはよう」is for friends and family, and 「おはようございます」 is for when you want to be a bit more polite. Quick tip: use 「おはよう」 with friends, and 「おはようございます」 with people you’d call Mr. or Ms. （2）In 「こんにちは」 and 「こんばんは」, the は is read as “wa”, not “ha.” Here’s why: “こんにち” means today (a noun), and “こんばん” means this evening (also a noun). は is a Japanese particle that marks the topic (kind of like the subject—you’ll learn more about particles in the later Particle Course, no worries!). So technically, you could say: こんにち は いかがですか？ (How’s your day?) こんばん は いかがですか？ (How’s your evening?) But that’s a bit long, so people just say 「こんにちは」 and 「こんばんは」 directly! |
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