Nihongo Center - About Japanese Language

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About Japanese Language

It is a popular myth that Japanese Language is difficult for foreigners to learn. It is essentiall becasue Japanese orthography is a unique mixture of three scripts i.e Hiragan, Katakana, Kanji, making it a herculian task to master even for the Japanese themselves. However Japanese grammar and pronunciation are not necessarily difficult. Some popular greetings amongst Japanese people are listed below :-

Everyday Greetings
Good Morning	Ohayoo Gozaimasu
Good Afternoon	Konnichiwa
Good Evening	Konbanwa
Good Night	Oyasuminasai
Good Bye	Sayonara
See You (tomorrow)	Jaa mata (ashita)

Common Greetings
Before Starting to eat	Itadakimasu
After finishing eating	Gochisoosama deshita
When offering food to the guest	Nanimo arimasen ga
When asked to eat by the host	Sumimaen dewa enryonaku itadakimasu
When asking guest to have a second helping	Okawari wa ikaga desu ka
If you don’t want to have more	Moo kekkoo desu. Ippai itadakimashita
Asking a guest to be comfortable	Doozo oraku ni
“Please help yourself”(Asking a guest to feel free to eat whatever he likes)	Doozo goenryo naku
When visiting someone’s house , calling out from the enterance	Gomenkudasai
When entering the house	Ojama shimasu
Welcoming a guest	Irrashaimase
When taking leave of someone	Moo sorosoro shitsurei shimasu
When thanking someone	Arigatoo gozaimasu
In response to Arigatoo gozaimasu	Dooitashimashite.
When parting with someone	Shitsurei shimasu

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08.05.2007

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