Hi.
Could someone correct my English?
“How to Say Good Night in Japanese.”
“Oyasuminasai（お休みなさい）” is usually translated as Good Night.
If I translate Good Night word for word into Japanese, it’s “ii yoru”. Good is ii, and Night is yoru.
If I translate “oyasuminasai” into English literally, “Get rest, please”. It’s an imperative form.
I think you would think this expression is said to a person who is going to bed. However, we say that both when we say Good Night to a person who is going to bed, and when we are going to bed.
This might sound strange to you because we can say it when the listener isn’t going to bed. When you are going to bed, how you can say “Get rest” to other people who are not going to bed?
I’m sorry, I have no idea!
Thank you!