3rd Lesson =)

Finished memorizing the Hiragana and Katakana? =)
I hope you did.

Now, let's go to the next stage.

Greeting is essential in our life.
We use greeting words everyday in our daily life like Good morning, Good afternoon and so on.

So, let's learn the Japanese greeting.

あいさつ (A-i-sa-tsu) = Greeting

The following 3 are formal greetings.

1. In the morning, [morning = あさ (A-sa)]

おはよございます (O-ha-yo-go-za-i-ma-su) = Good morning

2. In the afternoon, [afternoon = ひる (Hi-ru)]

こんにちは (Ko-n-ni-chi-wa) = Good afternoon

3. At night, [night = よる (Yo-ru)]

こんばんは (Ko-n-ba-n-wa) = Good evening/night

Let's step into the everyday life's normal greetings.

When leaving,

さようなら (Sa-yo-u-na-ra) = Good bye

Before you go to bed,

おやすみなさい (O-ya-su-mi-na-sa-i) = Good night

When you greet your friends, ask :

おげんきですか (O-ge-n-ki-de-su-ka) = How do you do?

Then answer back :

げんきです (Ge-n-ki-de-su) = I’m fine.

When you wanna say thanks,

ありがとうございます (A-ri-ga-to-u-go-za-i-ma-su) = Thank you

Then reply the person :

どういたしまして (Do-u-i-ta-shi-ma-shi-te) = You’re welcome

I guess the belows are kinda general greetings, you can use it anywhere and anytime. =)

すみません (Su-mi-ma-se-n) = Excuse me.

ごめんなさい (Go-me-n-na-sa-i) = I’m sorry.


So, that's all for our 3rd lesson, any questions please ask me.

Arigatougozaimasu !!

Or ありがとうございます !! =)