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What is kotoba?

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What is kotoba? kotoba – 言葉 (ことば) : a noun meaning ‘word’, ‘phrase’, or sometimes ‘language’ in Japanese. This can also work as plural. These two kanji characters literally mean a ‘piece or part of what someone says’.

What is Doso in Japanese? Dozo means “go ahead” or “go first.” While some words are shortened to make them easier to say (“arigatou gozaimasu” becomes “arigatou”), dozo is often lengthened to “hai-dozo” as if it were one word (Yes-go-ahead). Other times, to be insistent that someone go ahead of you, there is the very handy dozo-dozo.

What is Yasumimasu? Japanese Language – MLC – 休みます やすみます yasumimasu = rest, have a break, have a day off [pls translate into English.]

What do you call a student in Japan? “Student” in Japanese – Gakusei. The Japanese word for “student” is 学生 (gakusei). So you, right now, are officially a 学生 of the Japanese language! But gakusei is a bit of a generic term for “student.” It’s used to talk about any kind of student. Depending on your school level, the word changes: What is this?

What is kotoba? – Related Questions

 

What is Shokudou in Japanese?

Shokudo (食堂, shokudō) are casual restaurants or cafeterias that serve a variety of inexpensive Japanese dishes. Many of them are mom-and-pop, hole-in-the-wall type restaurants where the locals eat. They are numerous across Japan in urban centers and on the countryside.

What do Japanese teacher call their students?

Teachers generally call students by last names and use the honorific さん (san) for girls and くん (kun) for boys. Kids call each other by first names, nicknames or last names with or without the honorifics.

Can kotoba mean language?

The word kotoba 言葉 ことば in this situation means “language” or “dialect.” This is the language that the Yamato people spoke, and it’s still being spoken today though it only consists of part of the Japanese language (kind of like how English is a bunch of languages combined together, modern Japanese is a bunch of …

What is Mada desu?

まだ [MADA] not yet, still. Repeating this word to say MADA MADA, you emphasize it. If you say IIE, MADA MADA DESU (No, I still have a long way to go), you can convey your wish to be humble.

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