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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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Questions on Second Person Pronouns in Japanese

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We’ve received a lot of responses regarding how to say “you” from many of our readers in the article “How to say “you” in Japanese?”. Thank you for your overwhelming response. “あなた anata”, “君 kimi”, “お前 omae”, “てめえ temee”, “貴様 […]
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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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10 Ways Of Saying Thank You In Japanese

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If you’ve watched a few Japanese movies or dramas, you may have heard the word arigatoo. Arigatoo is a fast way of saying “thank you” in Japanese. But do you know that there are many ways of saying “thank you”? […]
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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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Is Keigo(Honorific Expressions In Japanese) Discriminatory?

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Some Japanese learners may think that keigo (honorific expressions) is discriminatory because they are words used to show a hierarchical relationship. Indeed, keigo is also used to show a hierarchical relationship but it is hard to say whether it is […]
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