I need to study mpre often. I still have problems with the greetings. . I am getting along slowly. Extra help will be good!

mada chanto aisatsu dekimasen ka? motto benkyoushite kudasai! =)

@Yamatoman-san: MiyaMiya-san asked for extra help, not for criticism.

@MiyaMiya-san:

The first time you meet someone on a particular day, especially if it is still morning, you say "ohayou (gozaimasu)." Adding the "gozaimasu" is more formal. "ohayou" is a form of hayai, which means early in this case.

If you meet someone in the middle of the day or afternoon, you say "konnichi wa." konnichi literally means this (kon) day (nichi).

If you meet someone in the evening, you say "konban wa." konban literally means this evening.

These are normal polite greetings; there are also less formal greetings.

Here are some casual phrases to say goodbye to someone you expect to see again:
ja, mata, ja mata, ja ne, mata ne

When it is late at night, you may say goodbye by saying "oyasumi (nasai)", which literally wishes the other person a good rest (yasumi).

Another goodbye word is sayo(u)nara, but this is also what you say when you say "farewell" (not expecting to see someone again), so it is not used quite as much on a daily basis.

Hope that helps.

so am i~

Miya san. come to the chat box in this site. I found it very helpful when I first started, and now I too pop up in the chat box from time to time.