HI! I've noticed in the first few seconds of these lessons Sayaka says "Minna-san, konnichiwa!" What does minna-san actually mean?
Minna-san
r_folsom
April 27, 2010
CatPanda
April 30, 2010
[quo]*Quote from * [redacted]\nHI! I've noticed in the first few seconds of these lessons Sayaka says "Minna-san, konnichiwa!" What does minna-san actually mean?[/quo]\n\nMinna = Everyone or everything or all of something\n\nsan = an addressing word used to display politeness to everyone.\n\nContextually it means "Everyone".
r_folsom
May 1, 2010
Ahhh, so she says "hello everyone". Thanks!
Sayaka-Matsuura
May 9, 2010
Excellent explanation Derek-san,
Yes, MINNA-SAN translates as "Everyone" so, MINNA-SAN KONNICHIWA!! means "Hello everyone!"
-Sayaka :P
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