genki I: あいさつ

Question 1

good afternoon

Answer 1

こんにちは

Question 2

good evening

Answer 2

こんばんは

Question 3

goodbye (speaker doesn’t expect to see person until they “turn a new page in life”: the next day or until fate brings them together again)

Answer 3

さようなら

Question 4

good night

Answer 4

おやすみ（なさい）

Question 5

excuse me / I’m sorry

Answer 5

すみません

Question 6

I’ll go and come back (said by person when leaving house)

Answer 6

いってきます

Question 7

please go and come back (said to person when leaving house)

Answer 7

いってらっしゃい

Question 8

I’m home

Answer 8

ただいま

Question 9

welcome home

Answer 9

おかえり（なさい）

Question 10

thank you for the meal (before eating)

Answer 10

いただきます

Question 11

thank you for the meal (after eating)

Answer 11

ごちそうさまでした

Question 12

when can おはよう be used?

Answer 12

generally, it’s the greeting used before noon, but some people use it in casual settings at any other time when they see their classmates/coworkers for the first time that day.

Question 13

goodbye (btwn friends, expect to see each other again soon)

Answer 13

じゃあ、また

Question 14

goodbye (formal, like when leaving prof’s office)

Answer 14

しつれいします

Question 15

who normally uses さようなら and why?

Answer 15

normally only used by school children saying goodbye to teachers because it sounds very ritualistic and dramatic

Question 16

what 3 ways is すみません used?

Answer 16

1) “excuse me”: get someone’s attention
2) “sorry”: apologize for trouble you have caused
3) “thank you”: show appreciation for what someone has done for you

Question 17

nice to meet you (after introduction) (2 ways to say it)

Answer 17

どうぞよろしく (from highschool japanese)

よろしくおねがいします (from textbook)