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How To Say “Hello, How Are You” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation Konnichiwa is often used as a greeting to mean “good afternoon”. It was actually once part of a greeting sentence (today is…) but has evolved to its shortened form now to simply say hello. Ogenki […]
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How To Say “You’re Welcome” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation The word dooitashimashite means you’re welcome. This is a formal expression. You can say it with or without iie in front. iie literally means “no” but in this case, it means “no, it’s nothing”. If […]
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How To Say “OK” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation OK is also used in Japanese so you can say OK desu. Alternatively, you can use daijoobu desu. The word 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) daijoobu literally means “fine, alright”. So this phrase means you’re fine with whatever was […]
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How To Say No In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation The most literal way of saying “no” is iie. However, it really depends on the situation. There are many ways of saying “no” in Japanese but it would take too long to list them all […]
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How To Say “Please” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation There are two ways of saying “please” in Japanese, onegaishimasu and kudasai. Both expressions are used at the end of the sentence, after you say the request. In (1), the word 願(ねが)い negai means “a […]
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How To Say “I’m Sorry For The Late Reply” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation This is one of the very useful set phrases to remember for Japanese communication, especially in writing business emails. “Mooshiwake gozaimasen” (sorry) is the humble form of “sumimasen”. When talking to a customer or superior, […]
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How To Say “I’m not feeling well” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation You can use the above two phrases to express a general sense of unwell. 具合(ぐあい)が悪(わる)い guai ga warui means “ill, sick, not in good shape, malfunction”. It can be used to refer to people or […]
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How To Say “I’m getting better” In Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation Both expressions are suitable to say “I’m getting better”. だいぶ daibu and ずいぶん zuibun mean “a lot, much”, so you can omit this if it’s not applicable according to your situation. おかげさまで okagesamade is a […]
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How to say “I look forward to your reply” in Japanese?

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Answer by Japanese teacher Explanation Online dictionary is useful for a quick translation to grasp the meaning but the translation rendered may not be culturally or socially acceptable. “Tanoshimi ni shiteimasu” (looking forward to something) is appropriate if you are […]
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