Business Cards in Japan
Business Cards in Japan 日本の名刺 Yesterday, I introduced the word meishi (名刺), which means “business/name card.” 昨日、”business/name card” を意味する「名刺」という言葉を紹介しました。 In
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Learning English and Japanese
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greeting
Ohisashi-buri Desu (お久しぶりです – It’s been a long time)
Ohisashi-buri Desu お久しぶりです。 These days, I have been so busy that I could not afford to post on Lang-8. ここ最近は仕事が忙しくて、投稿や添削をする余裕がありませんでした。
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Oha-konban-chiwa (おはこんばんちは – Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening)
Oha-konban-chiwa おはこんばんちは Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘shigo‘ (死語), which means “dead language” or “dead word.” 昨日は “dead language” や
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Tassha (達者 – Skillful)
Tassha 達者 Previously, I introduced you to the parting greeting phrase ‘otassha de‘ (お達者で), which is used for a person
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Oyasumi (おやすみ – Good Night)
Oyasumi おやすみ The most common phrase used when you go to bed in Japan is ‘oyasumi‘ (おやすみ). 日本の就寝時の挨拶でもっとも一般的なのは「おやすみ」です。 If you
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Gobusata (ご無沙汰)
Gobusata ご無沙汰 The most common Japanese greeting when you meet with someone for the first time in a long time
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Gochisō (ご馳走 – Feast)
Gochisō ご馳走 I have not been eating gochisō lately. 私は最近「ご馳走」を食べていません。 The go (ご) in gochisō is a polite prefix, and
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Yoi Otoshi wo (良いお年を)
Yoi Otoshi wo 良いお年を This year will be over in about a week. あと一週間ほどで今年が終わります。 There is a Japanese parting greeting
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Otassha De (お達者で – Look After Yourself)
Otassha De お達者で I think that there are various parting greetings in many countries. 別れの挨拶は、あらゆる言語でさまざまなものがあると思います。 The most common one in
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