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Video S1
Basic Japanese #2: Basic Greetings

2 Formal Kanji
Formal Kana
Formal Romanization
English
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Vocabulary 2
Grammar Points 3
 
  

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Kanji


 
 



Kana


 
 



Formal Romanization
Konnichi wa.
Genki desu ka.
Genki desu.

English
2
Hi./Hello
How are you?
I'm fine.

Vocabulary

Kanji
 
Kana
 Romaji
Konnichiwa
English
hello, good day
 
 
(daytime greeting)
   genki healthy
        saiaku
m  
the worst
so-so

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Vocabulary Sample Sentences

 



 Hello, everybody.
   konnichiwa.
Mina-san,
How are you?
  desu
Genki  ka.    The date with him was worst.
Kare  to no d  
  
    
              
The sushi here is so-so.
Koko no sushi wa m  

Grammar Points
The focus of this lesson is how to say "Hi. How are you?" in Japanese.


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mean "how are you?"

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To answer the question, "genki desu ka," you just say "genki desu" which means
"I'm fine."


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In a casual conversation, you can say genki? with a rising intonation to ask
someone "how are you?" To answer this question, you can say genki without rising
intonation to mean "I'm fine." The only difference is the intonation.

Language Tip

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