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Basic Introductory Japanese Greeting

This is the first video of the Waku Waku Japanese video series teaching basic Japanese phrases. This video teaches how to introduce yourself to new people by declaring that you are meeting someone for the first time then stating your name and declaring that you hope the relationship is favorable. Pretty basic, but you have to start somewhere. If you want to learn some onomatopoeia you can proceed to the second video in the Waku Waku series (and learn what waku waku means) otherwise you can skip the second video and move onto the third video where you can learn basic everyday greetings in Japanese.

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Genki?

This is the fifth video of the Waku Waku Japanese video series teaching basic Japanese phrases. In this video all that is covered is the basic usage of the phrase genki to ask how someone is doing. Asking how someone is doing by asking them if they are genki is followed by any of the everyday greetings (covered in the third video) depending on when and who you are talking to.

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