🇯🇵 日本語 · Japanese
How to say hello in Japanese
やあ！ — that is what a face drawn in Japanese says when it bumps into another face on sayihello.
| Say | Sounds like | When |
|---|---|---|
| こんにちは | konnichiwa | daytime — the standard hello |
| おはようございます | ohayō gozaimasu | good morning — polite |
| こんばんは | konbanwa | good evening |
| やあ | yā | casual — close friends |
| もしもし | moshi moshi | on the phone only |
こんにちは ends in は but is pronounced wa, because that は is a particle. Among close friends a simple やあ or just the person's name is enough.
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