Japanese greetings game
Fifteen greetings, and four of them come in pairs that only work as call and answer. Ittekimasu is answered with itterasshai on the way out, tadaima with okaerinasai on the way back.
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Five games take this set. Kraken Escape suits it best, because it shows a greeting against an English meaning and asks whether they match, which is the judgement these pairs actually need.
The 15 words you will practise
| Japanese | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| こんにちはkonnichiwa | Hello, good afternoon | kohn-nee-chee-wah |
| おはようございますohayō gozaimasu | Good morning | oh-hah-YOH goh-zye-mahs |
| こんばんはkonbanwa | Good evening | kohn-bahn-wah |
| はじめましてhajimemashite | Nice to meet you | hah-jee-meh-MASH-teh |
| よろしくお願いしますyoroshiku onegaishimasu | Please treat me well | yoh-ROH-shee-koo oh-neh-guy-shee-mahs |
| またねmata ne | See you | MAH-tah neh |
| じゃあねjā ne | Bye then | jah neh |
| また明日mata ashita | See you tomorrow | MAH-tah ah-SHTAH |
| さようならsayōnara | Goodbye | sah-YOH-nah-rah |
| お疲れ様ですotsukaresama desu | Thank you for your work | oh-tsoo-kah-reh-sah-mah dess |
| おやすみなさいoyasuminasai | Good night | oh-yah-soo-mee-nah-sigh |
| いってきますittekimasu | I'm off | eet-teh-kee-mahs |
| いってらっしゃいitterasshai | Go and come back | eet-teh-RAH-shy |
| ただいまtadaima | I'm home | tah-DYE-mah |
| おかえりなさいokaerinasai | Welcome back | oh-kah-eh-ree-nah-sigh |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Japanese greetings lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
What are ittekimasu and tadaima for?
Leaving the house and coming back to it. Ittekimasu is roughly I am off and will return, answered with itterasshai, go and come back. Tadaima announces you are home and is answered with okaerinasai, welcome back. English has no equivalent, which is why they are worth learning as pairs.
Is sayōnara the normal way to say goodbye?
Less often than textbooks suggest. It carries a sense of parting for a long while, so between friends mata ne or jā ne is far more common. Sayōnara is what a class says to a teacher at the end of the year.
When do I say otsukaresama desu?
At work, constantly. It acknowledges that someone has been working, and it functions as hello, goodbye and thank you inside an office. There is no clean English translation, which is why it sits in the greetings set rather than the polite one.
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