Lesson 1: Greetings

The first day of Japanese 1 Class, I learned the Greetings. Greetings are important because that's the first word that comes out of a person's mouth regardless of what language that person speaks. 

*There are two forms of words when it comes to Greetings: polite and familiar form. The polite form is used when talking to people who are older than you or a superior. If you want to know more about the polite forms of the Japanese language this is a good site to read. http://kimallen.sheepdogdesign.net/Japanese/polite.html

Polite Form                Japanese              Romaji                    

Hello/Good afternoon      こんにちは               Konnichiwa

Good morning              おはようございます         Ohayoo gozaimasu

Goodbye                   さようなら              Sayoonara

Good Evening              こんばんは               Konbanwa

Good night                おやすみなさい            Oyasuminasai  

*Thank you                ありがとうございます        Arigatoo gozaimasu

*The extreme polite form of Thank you very much is Doomo Arigatoo gozaimasu (どうもありがとうございます). 

Familiar                  Japanese            Romaji    

*hello/good afternoon     こんにちは           Konnichiwa


Good Morning              おはよう             Ohayoo


*Goodbye                  さようなら           Sayoonara              
*Good Evening             こんばんは           Konbanwa


Good night                おやすみ             Oyasumi


Thank you                 ありがとう           Arigatoo


*These words remained the same.