--- In [email protected], "olorin_mg"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I believe 'ohiyo goziamas' is a general greeting for hello
> and 'kon banwa' and 'konichiwa' are two others but I have a
difficult
> time remembering which time of day they are used for.
You seem to be a little mixed up.
"Ohayoo gozaimasu" is a greeting for "Good morning" and used in the
morning. It means "it's early" or "you're up working early", so you
shouldn't use it after, say, 10:30 or 11:00 am. You can also say
just "Ohahoo" but this is less polite than its longer form, so don't
use it to someone who is older or has a higher rank or position than
you.
"Kon'nichiwa" is used during the daytime, from about 10:30 or 11:00
to around sunset. It is a shortened form of "Kon'nichi wa ikaga
osugoshi desuka" (lit. "How are you doing today?").
After around sunset and it's dark all around, you'd say "Konbanwa",
which means "How are you doing tonight?"
In the morning "Ohayoo gozaimasu", during the daytime "Kon'nichiwa",
and at night "Konbanwa"--you got it?
Kamui
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