HTSJ - How to "Greeting" in Japanese Style

People in Japan greeting in different ways at different times same as "Good Morning" , "Good Afternoon" or "Good Evening".

Greeting : あいさつ => ai-sat-su

greeting at morning :

おはよう（ございます）=> o-ha-you (go-za-i-ma-su) => Good morning

When Japanese people speak , word "ma-su" 'll pronounced "mas". Therefore when you say hello to people in Japan you may say "o-ha-you (go-za-i-mas)" . Word "go-za-i-mas" makes sentence into formal form. It'll look very polite when you said "go-za-i-mas" after word "o-ha-you". You can say "o-ha-you (go-za-i-mas)" when you greeting people who is elder or who is you respected and you can say "o-ha-you" to people who is younger or friends of yours.


greeting at afternoon :

こんにちは　=> kon-ni-chi-wa => Good afternoon

greeting at evening :

こんばんは　=> kom-ban-wa => Good evening