8 most popular joyful exressions Posted by keiko on Jul 25, 2016 in Culture, Grammar
When you get to meet someone whom you waited so long to see…
The other day, I met my friend whom I had not seen for the last 4 years. She is one of my special friends in my life, and not only just her, but her boys are also such a ย sweet boys whom I missed all these times. ย I was so happy to see my friend and her boys. ๐ Here are the 8 most popular joyful expressions (in my opinion) for a situation like this.
1.Long time no see – Hisashiburidane (ไน ใใถใใ ใญใใฒใใใถใใ ใญ๏ผ
Polite way of saying this ==> Ohisashi buridesu. (ใไน ใใถใใงใใใใฒใใใถใใงใใ๏ผ
2.I missed you! ย – Zutto Aitakattayo. (ใใฃใจใไผใใใใใฃใใใใใฃใจใใใใใใใฃใใใ๏ผ
Polite way of saying this ==> Zutto aoi shitakatta desu. (ใใฃใจใใไผใใใใใใฃใใใงใใใใฃใจใใใใใใใใใฃใใใงใใ)
3. How have you been? – Do shiteta? (ใฉใใใฆใ๏ผ)
Polite way of saying this ==> Do nasatte mashitaka ? (ใฉใใใชใใฃใฆใใพใใใ๏ผ)
4.I am so glad to see you again! – Mata aete tottemo ureshi yo (ใพใใไผใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใๅฌใใใ๏ผใใพใใใใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใใ)
Polite way of saying this ==> Mata oai dekite totemo ureshii desu. (ใพใใใไผใใใงใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใๅฌใใใใงใใใพใใใใใใใงใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใใงใใ)
5. So happy to have you guys here. – Koko ni kitekurete tottemo ureshi yo. (ใใใซใๆฅใฆใใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใๅฌใใใใใใใซใใใฆใใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใใ)
Polite way of saying this ==> Koko ni kitekudasatte tottemo ureshii desu. (ใใใซใๆฅใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใงใใใใใซใใใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใงใใ)
6. It’s been so long since I met you guys. – Saigo ni attekara zuibun tatteruyo. (ๆๅพใซใไผใฃใฆใใใ้ๅใ็ตใฃใฆใใใใใใใใซใใใฃใฆใใใใใใถใใใใฃใฆใใใ)
Polite way of saying this ==> Saigo ni oaishita toki kara zuibun tattemasu. (ๆๅพใซใใไผใใใฆใใใ้ๅใ็ตใฃใฆใพใใใใใใซใใใใใใใฆใใใใใใถใใใใฃใฆใพใใ๏ผ
7. So glad to be able to spend some time together. – (ไธ็ทใซใ้ใใใฆใใจใฆใใๅฌใใใใใใฃใใใซใใใใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใใ)
Polite way of saying this ==> Isshoni sugosasete itadakete tottemo ureshii desu. (ไธ็ทใซใ้ใใใใฆใ้ ใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใๅฌใใใใงใใใใฃใใใซใใใใใใฆใใใใ ใใฆใใจใฃใฆใใใใใใใใงใใ)
8. I hope you lived much closer. – Anata ga motto chikakuni sundetara yokatta noni (ใใชใใใใใฃใจใ่ฟใใซใไฝใใงใใใใใใฃใใฎใซใใใชใใใใใฃใจใใกใใใซใใใใงใใใใใใฃใใฎใซ)
Polite way of saying this ==> Anata ga motto chikakuni sunde irasshatara yokatta desu. (ใใชใใใใใฃใจใ่ฟใใซใไฝใใงใใใใฃใใใฃใใใใใใฃใใใงใใใใชใใใใใฃใจใใกใใใซใใใใงใใใใฃใใใฃใใใใใใฃใใใงใใ)
In any expression, there are always politer way of saying things. ย So, use them appropriately for your own situation! ย ๐
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