Conversation Good Morning and Good Afternoon
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1 　Dialogue 1: Good morning between friends ▲　

 

Study the following Japanese greetings. You don't need to be able to read Japanese at this point.


A: おはよう。
B: おはよう。
   
Glossary
1. おはよう /ohayou/ Good morning! [plain]
English
A: Good morning. [plain/casual]
B: Good morning. [plain/casual]
Culture
1.

There are two styles of spoken Japanese---polite and plain. /ohayou/ is a plain-style greeting used in a casual conversation between friends and peers. Both speakers here are using the same level of politeness.

 
2 　Dialogue 2: Good morning between a student a teacher ▲　

 

A: おはよう。
B: おはようございます。
   
Glossary
1. おはようございます /ohayou gozaimasu/ Good morning! [polite]
English
A: Good morning. [plain/casual]
B: Good morning. [polite/formal]
Culture
1.

/ohayou gozaimasu/ is a polite-style greeting used by a younger/lower-ranking person to greet an older/higher-ranking person.

 
3 　Dialogue 3: Good day/Hello ▲　

 

A: こんにちは。
B: こんにちは。
   
Glossary
1. こんにちは /kon'nichiwa/ Good day! Hello!
English
A: Hello!
B: Hello!
Culture
1.

/kon'nichiwa/ is a generic greeting used with everyone regardless of age or social ranking differences.