Here is one way how to say I miss you in Japanese:
Anata ga inakute sabishii.
Use this Japanese expression to say that you are missing a loved one, someone who is very close to you. Anata means “you” in Japanese, so you can substitute the person’s name.
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Now you know one way how to say I miss you in Japanese.
TO say Happy Valentines Day in Japanese you can say yukai barentain dei.
Yukai translates into “happy.” And barentain dei is basically Valentine’s Day in a Japanese accent.
The Western holiday Valentine’s Day is only observed in Asia because of clever marketing, which is why it doesn’t have a Japanese word of its own. In the 1960’s a Japanese confectioner created the Valentine’s Day custom that goes on today of Japanese women gifting chocolate to men. For some reason, this scheme was a success and chocolate sales soared!
But the typical Japanese politeness spawned a reciprocal custom – eventually. More than fifteen years later, White Day was created, wherein men “reply” to the women’s chocolate gifts one month after Valentine’s Day on March 14 with gifts of candy and cookies, although these day Japanese women are desiring pricier presents such as jewelry and handbags.
Women shower their sweethearts – honmei – with chocolate, but they also give colleagues and friends chocolate gifts too. These are called giri-choco or “obligation chocolate.” For less liked male coworkers, they give chō-giri choko – or “cheap obligation chocolate.” Ouch!
So now you know how to say Happy Valentine’s Day in Japanese.
TO say please in Japanese, say Onegai.
Onegai is pronounced oh-neh-guy.
Now you know how to say please in Japanese!
WE say it every day, dozens of times a day, if not more – hello. So does everyone else on this big, blue marble in the sky, in thousands of different languages. (Incredibly, experts of linguistics, the scientific study of languages, don’t agree on how many languages are spoken!) In this article, we are going to show you how to say hello in different languages – but just some of the main ones!
Spanish – Hola or buenos días
French – Bonjour
Italian – Bon giorno
German – Guten Tag
Japanese – Ohayo gozaimasu (pronounced oh-ha-yoh goh-zah-ee-mahss) or konnichiwa
Portuguese – Bom dia
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Swedish – Hej (pronounced hey)
Dutch – Goedendag
Russian – Privet (pronounced pree-vyet)
Hebrew – Shalom
Greek – Yia sou (pronounced yah soo)
Chinese (Mandarin) – Nĭ hăo (nee how)
Irish – Dia duit (pronounced gee-ah ditch)
Czech – Dobré ráno
Finnish – Hyvää päivää
Arabic – Asslam alykom
Danish – Hej (pronounced hey)
Swahili – Habari
Turkish – Merhaba selam
Hindi – Namaste
Slovenian – Zivijo (pronounced gee-vee-oh)
Now that you know how to say hello in different languages, remember that different cultures have different customs. In the Western world, shaking hands is common, while in the East, a slight bow may be more appropriate. If you are going to travel, be sure to learn the customs of the area so as not to offend. When in doubt, go for a formal greeting or nod and smile. That is universally understood.
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