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Originally Posted by recklesswaltz
I found a site which says "Konnichiwa" means "Hello, Good Afternoon"
-> Greetings and Salutations
Im really confused on this one.. |
It's literal translation isn't "good afternoon", but it is used in the same way.
You don't say "good afternoon" in the morining just as you don't "konnichiwa" in the morning you say "ohayou". You also don't say "good afternoon" once it is dark, the same as you don't say "konnichiwa" you say "konbanwa". It is a functional translation not a literal one.