Tuesday, November 5, 2019

How to End a Conversation With Sayonara

How to End a Conversation With Sayonara Click here for the dialogue for Introducing People. 1. Short Questions When asking information about someones name or country etc., a shortened form of a question is often used. This leaves just the topic, which is said with rising intonation. O-namae  wa  (nan desu ka).        Ã‚  (What is) your name? 㠁Šå  Ã¥â€° Ã£  ¯Ã¤ ½â€¢Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£ â€¹Ã£â‚¬â€š O-kuni  wa  (dochira  desu ka).     Ã‚  (Where is) your country? 㠁Šå› ½Ã£  ¯(㠁 ©Ã£  ¡Ã£â€šâ€°Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£ â€¹)。 Go-senmon  wa  (nan desu ka).     (What is) your field of study? 㠁”å °â€šÃ©â€"ۋ  ¯(ä ½â€¢Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£ â€¹)。 2. How to End a Conversation Sayonara㠁•ã‚ˆã  ªÃ£â€šâ€°) is not normally used when leaving ones own home or places of temporary residence unless one is leaving for a very long time. If you know that you will see a person again soon, expressions like Ja mata 㠁˜ã‚Æ'㠁 ¾Ã£ Å¸) or Mata ashita (㠁 ¾Ã£ Å¸Ã¦ËœÅ½Ã¦â€" ¥) are used.Shitsurei shimasu  (Ã¥ ¤ ±Ã§ ¤ ¼Ã£ â€"㠁 ¾Ã£ â„¢) is a formal expression used when announcing that you are leaving someones presence or when you are leaving before someone else (in this case, it is often said as Osakini shitsurei shimasu(㠁Šå…ˆã  «Ã¥ ¤ ±Ã§ ¤ ¼Ã£ â€"㠁 ¾Ã£ â„¢).) It is also used when entering a house or room, passing in front of someone, or leaving in the middle of a gathering. Dewa  mata.                    See you later.   㠁 §Ã£  ¯Ã£  ¾Ã£ Å¸Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ‚              Ã‚   Ja  mata.                             See you later. (less formal) 㠁˜ã‚Æ'㠁 ¾Ã£ Å¸Ã£â‚¬â€š Mata  ashita.                    See you tomorrow. 㠁 ¾Ã£ Å¸Ã¦ËœÅ½Ã¦â€" ¥Ã£â‚¬â€š Sayonara.                          Good-bye. 㠁•ã‚ˆã  ªÃ£â€šâ€°Ã£â‚¬â€š Shitsurei  shimasu.     I am going to leave.  (very formal)  Ã‚   Ã¥ ¤ ±Ã§ ¤ ¼Ã£ â€"㠁 ¾Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€š

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