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Cultural Notes: Greetings
Most greetings in English can be used regardless of whether one is inside or near one's family household. For instance, “Good night” can be used when parting with a co-worker late at night at the office, or when sending a child to bed at home. The Japanese language, in keeping with its tendency to mark the family boundary, has specialized greetings only used inside or near the household threshold. For instance, when leaving home or a hotel for the day, one will need to say 行ぽむでび “I am going (and will come back),” to which the
other family members or the keeper of the hotel will respond by 行ぽむ≧ぞ∞ァぽぱぞ ≧ふ∞ “Please go (and come back).” When one returns later, the greetings are べぺぞ “I am back” and つづぢアやはぞ≧ふ∞ “Welcome back.” And つ休やはぞ≧ ふ∞ “Rest well (Good night)” is used only at home or at a hotel. If you are going to Japan soon, learn these expressions well.
Another pair of useful greetings are ぞべぺでび “I will eat,” which is used before starting to eat, and のほぷだは “It was a feast,” used at the end of a meal. Both express one’s gratitude to the provider.
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