Japanese Skill:Greetings

Greetings is the 7th skill (assuming read left to right) in the language tree for Japanese. It has 3 lessons and teaches some basic greetings.

Grammar NotesEdit

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LessonsEdit

Lesson 1 Edit

どうも (dōmo) = thanks
ありがとう (arigatō) = thank you (used with friends) ^[1]
ございます (gozaimasu) = very much
ありがとうございます (arigatō-gozaimasu) = thank you (formal)^[2]
どうもありがとう (dōmo-arigatō)' = thank you very much
おはよう (ohayō) = good morning
ごめんなさい (gomen'nasai) = I'm sorry
こんにちは (kon'nichiwa) = hello, good day/afternoon

Lesson 2 Edit

どうぞ (dōzo) = here you are/here you go^[3]
よろしく (yoroshiku) = nice to meet you, treat me kindly
おねがいします (onegai shimasu) = please - I wish/I beg of you^[4]
すみません (sumimasen) = excuse/pardon me, I'm sorry
どうぞよろしくおねがいします (dōzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu) = please take care of me
どういたしまして (dōitashimashite) = you're welcome/my pleasure

Lesson 3 Edit

さようなら (sayōnara) = goodbye/farewell
では (dewa) = well then
じゃ (ja) = well then
おやすみなさい (oyasuminasai) = good night
こんばんは (konbanwa) = good evening
こちらこそ (kochira koso) = to you as well/likewise
またね (mata ne) = see you later/bye

ReferencesEdit

[0] ttps://www.duolingo.com/skill/ja/Greetings/tips-and-notes

[1] ttps://forum.duolingo.com/comment/22945763

[2] ttps://forum.duolingo.com/comment/31191135

[3] ) https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/23004676

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