アメリカからこんにちは
amerika kara konnichiwa
The English phrase "hello from america" is expressed in Japanese as アメリカからこんにちは (amerika kara konnichiwa).
This phrase is a greeting used by someone who is sending a message from the United States. The term konnichiwa used in this phrase is a daytime greeting, appropriate for use from the morning until the evening. If you are greeting someone in the evening, you should use konbanwa instead.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of amerika (America), kara (from) and konnichiwa (hello).
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle kara follows the noun to indicate the starting point or origin of the sender.
How do you pronounce it?
amerika kara konnichiwa
Did you know?
- The phrase konnichiwa is actually a shortened version of a much longer, classical greeting that used to include a phrase about the current day's weather or state.
- In Japanese, the word amerika specifically refers to the United States, whereas in many other languages the same word refers to the entire pair of continents.
- In a digital context, a Japanese person might respond to amerika kara konnichiwa with the word ohayou if it is morning in Japan, regardless of the time in America.
Examples in context
- アメリカからこんにちは！Amerika kara konnichiwa!Hello from America!
Example conversation
Misaki sends a video message to Ren.
- 美咲 Misaki蓮くん、アメリカからこんにちは！Ren-kun, Amerika kara konnichiwa!Ren, hello from America!
- 蓮 Ren美咲さん、こんにちは！すごいね。Misaki-san, konnichiwa! Sugoi ne.Hello Misaki! That's amazing.
- 美咲 Misakiこっちは天気がとてもいいですよ。Kocchi wa tenki ga totemo ii desu yo.The weather is very nice over here.
- 蓮 Renいいな。楽しんできてくださいね。Ii na. Tanoshinde kite kudasai ne.I'm jealous. Please have a great time.
