Study Group: Lesson 5

[ilyana]

はじめまして！　ｲﾘｱﾅです。
シンガポル　から　きました。よろしく　おねがいします。

[Riley]

dark where you like born in Lebanon or what? do you speak Arabic?

[Oni]

こにちは。　わたしはジェイムズです。　アメリカじんとばかです。　はじめまして。

[Darkslime]

Naw, I'm 25% Lebanese. My grandmother on my mother's side is from Lebanon. I just felt like mentioning that for the sole reason that you said you were Israeli. ^_^

こんいちは ジェイムズさん ＾＿＾

[nailsoft]

You should all learn how to spell kon'nichiwa. It's こんにちは　(ko-n-ni-chi-ha)

But anyways,

こんにちは

おれはデイヴィッドです

バイバイ

[Daisuke]

Actually it is 今日は.

[nailsoft]

ああそうですか？　どうもありがとうございます

[Daisuke]

I don't get the first part.

[nailsoft]

"Ah, Really?"

[nailsoft]

Are you sure it's 今日は?

[Daisuke]

Yes. Why?

[Darkslime]

I knew how to spell it, I guess it was just a TPYO.

[nailsoft]

今日は　means today, not hello.

[Daisuke]

Kon = 今 = This/The present
Nichi = 日 = Day
Wa = は = Topic marker particle.

Literary (Or whatever): 'Present day',
Meaning: 'Hello',

Don't teach me anything before you teach yourself! For kanji practice, click the kanji link under 'Navigation', to your left.

[December]

nailsoft wrote:
今日は　means today, not hello.

Daisuke is correct. 今日は　means hello.

Of course, you're not far off. 今日　means today.

The difference between the two is は if you notice. It's a simple mistake and one that is quite easy to make if close attention isn't paid.