Stop Saying Sayōnara — Japanese People Rarely Do
To say See you / bye (casual) in Japanese, say じゃあね (jaa ne).
The 'goodbye' in every textbook is the one Japanese people almost never use.
じゃあね
jaa ne
See you / bye (casual)
In this video
- 「さよなら」、実はあまり言いません。 'Sayonara', jitsu wa amari iimasen. Sayōnara? We barely say it.
- 友達には「じゃあね」。 Tomodachi ni wa 'jaa ne'. With friends, say 'jaa ne'.
- またね、じゃあね！ Mata ne, jaa ne! See you — bye!
- さよならは、重い別れ。 Sayonara wa, omoi wakare. Sayōnara feels like a heavy goodbye.
- じゃあね！また明日。 Jaa ne! Mata ashita. Bye — see you tomorrow. Follow for daily Japanese.
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