Konnichiwa! How do you say "How are you?" in japanese? - Feed Post by Liiightness
Konnichiwa! How do you say "How are you?" in japanese?
posted by Liiightness
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ogenki desu ka?
And it's important to note that means not quite "how are you", but the closest that will be asked generally in Japanese culture "are you well?". And unless you're with close friends, in Japanese culture, the answer is always "yes". :P
調子はどうですか？ "choushi wa dou desu ka?"
Or, to shorten it when speaking to close friends, simply:
調子どう？ "choushi dou?" :P
I don't know how commonly used this expression is at all though, only that the expression exists and is closer in meaning to what you asked for. ^^- It does exist, but generally the only time I've heard it is when students are looking for a direct translation as to what "how are you" means. :P
I've heard that you could simply say 「元気？」"genki?" Which literally means "good?" or "fine?"
Though I'm not completely sure.
Good answers everyone, yupyupyup! Guess it is "Ogenki desu ka?" Kurai, probably because it is in a greetings way when they're welcoming you in japan.- For traveling to Japan does it costs 10 000 yen?
- And for answering them after the Ogenki desu ka?
- Watashi wa = I am or my name is
Watashi wa (name) desu - 10,000 yen? Maybe if you are travelling to Japan from a nearby country like South Korea... From the UK, flying to Japan is more like 100,000 yen. :/
"genki desu." is the standard way to respond if you want to say "I am fine". - Heh - really, it's the standard way to answer, even if you aren't. The hardest part of teaching Japanese kids "how are you" is getting them to respond with their true feelings as opposed to it always being "I'm fine thank you and you?".
- Makes me want to try answering with "genki de wa arimasen" just to find out what would happen. Guess I'll probably be finding out pretty soon... :D
- I've actually poked fun at elementary school students for that. When they do roll call in ES, the teacher calls the name and the response, if you're there, should be "genki desu". I pointed out that it stayed the same even when half of the class had the flu, and applauded one kid who actually said "元気じゃない". But if I say something other than genki, I will say what my actual situation is as opposed to genki de wa arimasen. 眠い、だるい、花粉所がある。。。
Genki desu ka? Btw, you don't read the u- You do read the u, but it has very little inflection compared to everything else. Well, depending on the regional dialect. There are places that milk that ever-loving u at the end of desu.
most people don't read the u. But i hear those who read it are considered polite.
@ Liightness Answer to that question is Genki Desu
Desu meaning "it is"
Desuka means Is it?
O is like an honourable salutation. ,, same for O Namae wa Nandesuka? Something like "with respect"- thank you everyone you <3 most lucaslu hehe ^-^ and most mog86uk!
