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"Good night."
Translation:おやすみなさい。
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That would be just the informal way, yes - dropping the second part of quite a lot of phrases makes it informal - arigatou gozaimasu >> arigatou, onegaishimasu >> onegai, etc
Uhhh... "Oyasumi" means vacation, rest or break from something. However, this different than when people say "Oyasuminasai." They're using Base2 command form in this situation. Yasumu = to rest. Yasumu>B2=yasumi. Add an honorific "O" and 'nasai.' O-yasumi-nasai. In other sitiuations, they would just say "oyasumi" when referring to a break from school, work, normal routine, etc. It's not the informal way of saying "oyasuminasai." If you said oyasumi to a Japanese peraon, they'd be waiting for you to talk about a rest or break of some sort.
Correction on my part: I wrote too quickly. It is used as an informal way of saying good night, but it also is very often used as a break. Every time I'd heard it, it only was talking about a rest of sorts. Sorry for the confusion.
Then why did i say that to my digimon before they went to bed in digimon world?
In English, "good evening" is implied as a greeting or a farewell. "Good night" can sometimes be synonymous with "good evening" but it can also mean that you (or the person you're talking to) is headed to sleep.
Because of its dual meaning, Duolingo generally uses "good night" when referrering to sleep (oyasuminasai) and "good evening" when referring to the greeting (konbanwa).
Lol i got a little Hawaiian when writing this and said おやすみなさい is pronounced "oyaseminasai'i"
oof. maybe if u keep going it will finally "click" with you like it did for me. :) :3
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If there are multiple interpretations of an english phrase, Duolingo needs to add hints about context. Especially for cultural phrases, knowing the context and meaning is more important than a direct set of english words that one might have said in many different contexts.
Yes.
But it's also used when you're leaving a gathering, say a party or a dinner gathering, and it's late.
It's kind of implied that you'll be going to bed when you get home,but not necessarily expected. It does signal that you're not expected to be heard from again that night.
It's more like "good bye" for tonight, if you're not at home (or you are at home saying it to guests who are leaving).
But if you're at home and saying it to family members/house mates, (or guests that are not leaving) then it means you're going to bed now.
Anyone got any tips on prouncing this correctly, i keep saying something more along the lines of おやすみまさい and its really hard to say it right while speaking quuckly.
I like to group up the syllables so im able to say it quickly, so I'd go "oya" "sumi" and then "nasai" . Once i practice saying it in different sections, then i can start saying it as a whole. Idk hope it helps
I usually break the words down into little chunks and read them separately over and over again until I have it. Same thing with the Hiragana
Good night means こんばんは and also おやすみなさい. The second one means when you say good night and go to sleep.
Oyasuminasai is used only when one is about to sleep, it could be a farewell at night
Anyone know if its accepted to pronounce it like (oya"shu"minasai) instead of (oya"su"minasai) thanks in advance.
I would like to learn spoken Japanese only, not written. I will only be going for ten days and have no plans to read Japanese while I am there. I am part of a tour group and am very frustrated with the way Duolingo is presenting Japanese.
