Thread: Japanese language learning.

"ohayou gozaimasu" is that a more respectable way of saying hello?

ive lived in Ohio once. one thing to say. Lots and Lots of snow and cold days. XD

Originally Posted by Asian_teen

"ohayou gozaimasu" is that a more respectable way of saying hello?

~Ohayou Gozaimasu doesn't mean 'hello'. To say hello to someone, you should say, 'konnichiwa', which also means good afternoon.

.Ohayou itself means good morning, but it's mainly used to greet your family and close friends, whereas ohayou gazaimasu is used to greet others, at your workplace or those in your neighbourhood, in a more respectable way.

Same with, arigatou gozaimasu.

There isn't really a "hello" in Japanese, just "ohayou (gozaimasu)" in the morning, "konnichiwa" in the afternoon and "konbanwa" in the evening. If you want, you can just say "yo", but only to friends you can be casual with. And unlike the American "yo", you don't drag the "o", you stop it. (it might sound a little like "yok" if you do it really fast)

Maybe if I spell it out in hiragana you'll understand : よっ.

umm yeah thats wat i meant lol thank you for clearing that up for me

any1 got any tips for a person who wants to go to japan for school?

You'll have to be more specific. Are you going as an exchange student? Are you moving to Japan? Or are you just visiting for a week or so? LoL. No one gave me tips before I went to Japan, so for the first few weeks I was there I was kind of lost. New lifestyle, new people, new language, new food, new everything.

Is there something in particular you'd like to know?

well i want to become a exchange student. So anything about school would be great lke when does school start and where can i get uniforms that kinda stuff. and if im gonna become an echange student am i gonna live alone or is sum1 gonna sponser me and i live with them?