Translator Reviews ( Japanese → English )

Rating: 52 / 1 Review / 10 Sep 2014 at 11:37

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[deleted user] 52 アメリカの自動車整備専門学校卒です。帰国後、東京で通訳(主に機械関係)3年...
Japanese

せっかくですから、日本語の挨拶についてすこし共有します。

初めて会った人に対しては「はじめまして」が使われます。英語のNice to meet youに該当します。

基本的には朝昼晩で言葉が変わります。
朝は「おはよう」でGood morning、昼は「こんにちは」で〜、夜は「こんばんは」で〜になります。
「おはよう」については、目上の方については「おはようございます」になります。

ぜひ日本人を見かけたら声かけてみてくださいね。きっと喜ぶと思います。

English

I would like to use this opportunity to share a little about greetings in Japanese language.

We use "hajimemashite" to people we meet for the first time. It falls into "Nice to meet you" in English.

Basically, there are different greeting words for morning, day, and night hours.
We use "Ohayou" as Good morning in the morning, "Konnichiwa" during the day, and "Konbanwa" at night.
As for "Ohayou", we modify the word to "Ohayougozaimasu" when we greet our superiors and elders.

You should try these greetings if you see a Japanese. They will be delighted.

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ctplers99 64 フリーランス翻訳者Ctplers99と申します。日本語ネイティブで、翻訳者...
ctplers99 rated this translation result as ★★★ 11 Sep 2014 at 12:35

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I would like to use this opportunity to share a little about greetings in Japanese language.

We use "hajimemashite" to people we meet for the first time. It falls into "Nice to meet you" in English.

Basically, there are different greeting words for morning, day, and night hours.
We use "Ohayou" as Good morning in the morning, "Konnichiwa" during the day, and "Konbanwa" at night.
As for "Ohayou", we modify the word to "Ohayougozaimasu" when we greet our superiors and elders.

You should try these greetings if you see a Japanese. They will be delighted.

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I would like to take this opportunity to share a little about greetings in Japanese language.

We use "hajimemashite" to people we meet for the first time. It falls into "Nice to meet you" in English.

Basically, there are different greeting words for morning, day, and night hours.
We use "Ohayou" as Good morning in the morning, "Konnichiwa" during the day, and "Konbanwa" at night.
As for "Ohayou", we modify the word to "Ohayougozaimasu" when we greet our superiors and elders.

You should try these greetings if you see a Japanese. They will be delighted.

[deleted user] [deleted user] 11 Sep 2014 at 12:41

ありがとうございます。

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