1. Daily greetings and expressions
おはようございます ohayogozaimasu : good morning
こんにちは –konnichiwa : hello, good afternoon
こんばんは – konbanwa : good evening
おやすみなさい-oyasuminasai : good night
さようなら-sayounara : bye, goodbye
ありがとう ございます arigatou gozaimasu : thank you
すみません-sumimasen : excuse me, sorry
おねがいします-onegaishimasu : please
2. Classroom instructions Read more
A long vowel is pronounced twice as long as the ordinary vowels あ、い、う、え、お。If you count the length of the vowel あ as one, the length of the long vowel ああ is counted as two. Whether a vowel is long or not can change the meaning of the word.
Ex,
おばさん-obasan：aunt、おばあさん-obaasan： grandmother
おじさん-ojisan：uncle 、おじいさん-ojiisan：grandfather
ゆき-yuki：snow 、ゆうき-yuuki：courage
え-e：picture, ええ-ee：yes
とる-toru：take, とおる-touru：pass
ここ-koko：here 、こうこう-koukou：high schooll
Note: How to write the long vowels in hiragana?! Read more
