modest, unassuming, and down-to-earth. The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious. Synonyms. modest.

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Gesundheit was borrowed from German, where it literally means “health”; it was formed by a combination of gesund (“healthy”) and -heit (“-hood”). Gesundheit, at one time, also served as a toast when drinking (much like its English counterpart, “to your health”), but this usage is now mostly obsolete.

gesundheit (געזונטערהייט): (from German) interjection said after a sneeze, equivalent to “bless you”. Literally means “health”.

In German, Mensch (a capitalized noun) means generic man, human being. Furthermore, in English, one never hears a woman referred to as mensch, while in German a woman can be called mensch, as in ein Heber Mensch, meaning “a dear person.” So somewhere on its way from German to (modern-day?)

Bubala. A term of endearment, darling. It’s like, “oh sweetie!” But more fun.

Germany

So the truth is that such a rule really did exist. In Iowa (and perhaps elsewhere in the United States and abroad), it was illegal to say Gesundheit in public or on the telephone – just as it was illegal to say anything in German under those circumstances. Or French, or Spanish. Or Russian.

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Why do people say, “God bless you,” after someone sneezes? One of the symptoms of the plague was coughing and sneezing, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great) suggested saying “God bless you” after a person sneezed in hopes that this prayer would protect them from an otherwise certain death.

He said in Japan they say hak-shun when they sneeze. In English we say a-choo. After Japanese people sneeze, no one says anything special. In English we say God bless you or Gesundheit.

The Japanese commonly sit in the seiza style positioning, in which one sits with their legs tucked directly underneath themselves with a straight back. It is inappropriate for women to cross their legs, and men should only do so by crossing their knees or ankles.

In Japan the polite thing to do is ignore it, and not draw attention to it. It is also common to see people sneezing into the air, not covering their sneeze with their arm. To most western countries this may seem gross, but to them it is perfectly normal to sneeze openly.

Simply put, odaijini is “get well soon” (used when someone is sick) and kiwotsukete is “take care” or “be careful” (common parting words).

Both kudasai (ください）and onegaishimasu（お願いします) are Japanese words used when making a request for items. In many cases, these two Japanese words, which translate roughly as “please” or “please give me,” are interchangeable.

Tadaima (只今) literally means, “just now,” as in “I’ve just come home now.” When returning home, people say this as they announce their arrival usually as they open the door or step into the home.

See ya

being skilled in, nicely, properly, well.

You: “おやすみ。” Goodnight. *When your friend says”oyasumi” to you, you should also reply to your friend with “oyasumi”. For example, when you are on a business trip with your supervisor and he is going to sleep.

Both mean good night, but the shorter one is less polite. You must use おやすみなさい, the longer one, when you say good night to your guest, teacher, boss, etc. To your family, whichever is fine. Kids are generally taught to use おやすみなさい first, and then they start to use おやすみ somewhere in their childhood.

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nani desu ka – 何ですか (なにですか) : a polite expression meaning ‘what? ‘ in Japanese. It can be considered as a way to ask how to do something in Japanese. nan de – 何で (なんで) : a combination of “nani” and “de” which have a better connection of pronunciations.

OK is also used in Japanese so you can say OK desu. Alternatively, you can use daijoobu desu. The word 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) daijoobu literally means “fine, alright”.

Definition and meaning of “dare desu ka” dare desu ka – 誰ですか (だれですか) : a Japanese expression for ‘who are you? ‘, ‘who is he? ‘, ‘who is she? ‘, or perhaps ‘who are they? ‘

あなた (anata) is not a rude way of saying ‘you’ for most types of conversations (between anyone) albeit the real meaning of it is ‘dear’. 君 (kimi) can be rude when it’s used to refer to another adult when you’re speaking to them regardless of whether you are an adult or not.

“Kore wa” means “This is”. It also indicate the position of the object is near to the speaker. If the object is far from the speaker but near to the person the speaker talk to, then use “Sore wa”. If the object is far from both the speaker and the person they talk to, then use “Are wa”.

Question to Teacher: The answer to DARE DESU KA is HIDEKO SAN DESU in Lesson 1-3. In the question and answer section of course 1, lesson 3, the question is asked “dare desu ka,” and one answer is “Hideko-san desu.” I seem to remember in an earlier lesson that san could not be used when refering to oneself.

Learn Japanese vocabulary: かばん (kaban). Meaning: bag; basket​. Type: Noun.

どなた (Donata) means who. It is the formal way of saying ”who” besides 誰 (Dare)