Let's learn greetings!!

I think greeting is very useful to know the country's culture. In Japan We bow a lot when we use greeting words! Foreign people might feel weird to see it. I don't know why when I speak English I never bow but when I speak Japanese  I notice I bow sometimes. Do you think it is interesting? Maybe you might bow if you use Japanese words for greeting!!

• Good morning       おはよう（ございます）　ohayou(gozaimasu)

                                                  *ございます（gozaimasu) is used for polite situation like for older people.

• Good afternoon /Hello   こんにちは　　konnichiwa

• Good evening        こんばんは　　konbanwa

• Good night            おやすみ（なさい）　oyasumi(nasai)

                                   *なさい（nasai) is used for polite.

• Good -bye            さようなら　　　sayounara

• Thank you           ありがとう（ございます）　　arigatou(gozaimasu)

• Excuse me          すみません　　　sumimasen

• How do u do?    はじめまして　　hajimemashite

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