Formal Scene I am looking forward to it. 楽しみにしています。 たのしみにしています。tanoshimini shiteimasu. I am looking forward to seeing you. お会いできることを楽しみにしています。 おあいできることをたのしみにしています。oaidekirukotowo TANOSHIMINI SHITEIMASU. Casual Scene Can’t wait! ① 楽しみ！ たのしみ！tanoshimi! *this is the most common way to say ‘cannot wait!’. Can’t wait! ② 待ちきれない！ まちきれない！machikirenai! *This is the exact translation of ‘cannot wait!’ Can’t wait! ③ …
Both やめる and とめる means to stop something, however there is a nuance. 止める（やめる） やめる means “to stop a behavior or action”. This can be translated to “to quit” as well. 止める（とめる） とめる means “to stop a movement”. Quiz 1. If you want to stop smoking, how do you say it in Japanese? 2. Let’s …
The Standard Japanese Way of Saying Goodbye “またね (mata-né)” is often used to say “see you again” within friends and someone close to. “また(mata)” literally means “again”. With “ね (né)” at the end, it sounds friendly and can see close relationship. Without “ね (né)”, we see distance. If you suddenly take off “ね (né)” from …
We cannot translate it by a word. Depending on the sentence, we need to change it. Let’s see with example sentences. 一日ずつ いちにちずつichinichi zutsu どうぶつの森は、日にちを変えないで一日ずつやりましょう！doubutsunomori wa, hinichi wo kaenaide ichinichi zutsu yarimashou! You should play Animal Crossing day by day without changing the dates. 一日ずつ。(しっかりと生きて行こう！)ichinichi zutsu. (shikkarito ikiteikou!)*inside the parenthesis is an implication. One day …
To your close friends or someone younger 明けましておめでとう！ akemashite omedetou あけまして おめでとう To someone in a higher position / acquaintance 明けましておめでとうございます。 akemashite omedetou gozaimasu あけまして おめでとう ございます New Year’s Day is something very important and formal in Japan, so I would use ‘明けましておめでとうございます。’ to anyone, even to close friends and someone younger. 明けまして It comes …
