Greeting In Japanese (Practices)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST

It’s been awhile since my last Learning Japanese series.

This is still in lesson 3. This post is practice for lesson 3.

If you miss the previous lesson, you can read them from the link below.

So are you ready to start? Continue reading this post…

Lesson 3: Greetings In Japanese (Practices)

This will be a little bit like quiz for you. To see the answer, just click Show Spoiler.

1. How do you greet someone first thing in the morning?

2. How do you greet someone in the evening?

3. When do you use the greeting “Konnichiwa”?

4. After talking to a friend, both of you decide to head back home. Your friend says “Ja mata ne!” (See you!). How do you respond by saying “See you tomorrow!” in Japanese?

5. How do you say “No, I’m sorry” in Japanese?

6. You see a girl standing alone. You think she’s your friend Reiko, but you have no idea how she looks like. How do you approach to ask her? (English: Excuse me, are you Reiko?)

7. From question 6, assuming you are Reiko, how do you respond? (English: Yes, that’s right)

8. You are out with Reiko, and you bump into another friend. How do you introduce Reiko to your friend? (English: This person is Reiko)

9. Translate this sentence into English: Hajimemashite, watashi wa Kanae desu. Dozō yoroshiku!

10. Decide whether the suffix -san should be used in the sentences below.
a. Hajimemashite, An Jenkinsu ____ desu.
b. Kochira wa Yamaguchi Reiko ____ desu.
c. Kochira wa Suzuki _____ desu ka.
d. Sumimasen, Yamaguchi _____ desu ka.

Credit to jhcj.

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