goodbye
| 19:12 Nov 7, 2001 |
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| 5 +1 | "sayonara", "bai-bai", "matane" "jyane" |
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| 4 +1 | sayonara |
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| 5 | Sayonara |
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| 3 | Sayonara,Dewa mata,Mata aai masho |
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26 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1sayonara Explanation: "Sayonara" is a rather formal word. "Bai-bai!" is often used by teenagers. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1"sayonara", "bai-bai", "matane" "jyane" Explanation: These are the four most used terms for saying "goodbye" in Japanese. Sayonara is very formal, and the other three are used more often in casual conversations. |
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4 hrs confidence:
Sayonara Explanation: "Sayonara"is the word to use when one leaves and is a rather formal way to say good-bye. When a telephone operator says "good-bye" to a customer because of bad connection or something, they say "Osore irimasuga mouichido okakenaoshi kudasai," the translation of which is "Sorry, please call again." in this kind of situation, we don't say "sayonara." When you want to say good-bye to someone olderthan yourself or superior to yourself on the phone upon hanging up, the word for good-bye would be "shitsurei shimasu." Just for clarification, "Bai-bai" is bye. "jya- ne" is something close to "bye". "Matane" is closer to "see you later" although it is an informal way to say it. |
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5 days confidence:
Sayonara,Dewa mata,Mata aai masho Explanation: さようなら :-'Sayonara' means 'Good bye' in a formal way. でわまた :- 'Dewa mata' means 'See you again' in slightly formal way. またあいましょ :- 'Mata aai masho' means 'Let us meet again' in a informal way. |
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