“Hello” is simply a well known, “Konnichiwa(\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f\u3002)” in Japanese. \u00a0One of the readers recently asked if there are more than one way of saying hello in Japanese. Well, in today’s blog, I decided to share with you some of the most common ways of saying hi to others in Japanese. Read on!<\/p>\n
Konnichiwa~ \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f\u3002<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This word might be just the very first Japanese word you learned when you first started learning Japanese. Konnichiwa is almost universal where there are not too many people who does not know what Konnichiwa means these days. You can use Konnichiwa to almost anyone, including your neighbors, friends, co-workers, your boss, and even to strangers.<\/p>\n Almost all the time, your Japanese conversation could start with Konnichiwa, that is as soon as you make eye contact with the person who is there. However, in Japanese, there is one important thing you need to know.<\/p>\n Use of Konnichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f) really depends on what time of the day it is<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In Japanese, it is not appropriate to say “Konnichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f)” to someone 10 am in the morning. Konnichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f) is probably good to use between 12 pm to 6 pm, in my opinion.<\/p>\n This is because, it is most appropriate to use the following greeting depending on the time of the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the morning : Ohayo(\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046) or Ohayo gozaimasu (\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002more polite)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n During the day: Konnichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f)<\/strong><\/p>\n In the evening: Konbanwa (\u3053\u3093\u3070\u3093\u306f)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In English, you might say “hi” to people anytime of the day; however, in Japanese, the above greeting is something useful to know as an etiquette. It is not appropriate to say, Konnichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f) to someone 8 pm, past dinner time. \u00a0Once it is dark outside, it will be more appropriate to say, “Konbanwa(\u3053\u3093\u3070\u3093\u306f)” to your neighbor. There is no fine line as to what time is the cut off or anything, but this is sort of a common approach to take: before noon- Ohayo(\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3001\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059), noon to 6pm or so: Konnichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f), and after dark: Konbanwa(\u3053\u3093\u3070\u3093\u306f).<\/p>\n You also noticed that there are polite way of saying, good morning, which is Ohayo gozaimasu (\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059) To say, just “Ohayo (\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046)” to someone you don’t know or someone older is a no no. You always want to say\u00a0 Ohayo gozaimasu (\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059) in that case. \u00a0“Ohayo (\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046)” sounds very casual, so it is more common to use between your friends or to someone younger than you. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Hello” is simply a well known, “Konnichiwa(\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f\u3002)” in Japanese. \u00a0One of the readers recently asked if there are more than one way of saying hello in Japanese. Well, in today’s blog, I decided to share with you some of the most common ways of saying hi to others in Japanese. Read on! Konnichiwa~ \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f\u3002 This…<\/p>\n