Learn Japanese : Master Basic Greetings in Japanese! (2)

In a previous article we learned : こんにちは。Konnichiwa is a general greeting, meaning Hi or Hello, it also means good afternoon . In this article i'll show you more general greetings.

• おはよう ございます。Ohayō gozaimasu. = おはよう Ohayō means good morning and おはよう ございます。Ohayō gozaimasu. is a more polite way to say it.

• こんばんは。Konbanwa. = means good evening and usually people use it after sunset.

• おやすみなさい。Oyasuminasai. = means good night and usually used before going to bed. This phrase come from the verb やすむ Yasumu, wish means to take a rest. お O, is a prefix to make the phrase polite. 

When you want to say "Ohayō gozaimasu" or "Oyasuminasai" to your friends or family, you can say :
おはよう。Ohayō or おやすみ。Oyasumi.