こんにちは

初めて会う人にも、昼間なら「こんにちは」と言える。
You can say “Hello” to someone you are meeting for the first time in the daytime.
店に入ると、店員が「こんにちは」と迎えた。
When I entered the shop, the clerk welcomed me with “Hello.”
公園で友達を見つけて「こんにちは」と言った。
I spotted a friend in the park and said, “Hello.”
学校で先生に会い、「こんにちは」と挨拶した。
I met my teacher at school and said, “Good afternoon.”
昼ごろ、近所の人に「こんにちは」と声をかけた。
Around noon, I greeted my neighbor with “Hello.”

Similar words

どうも

昼ごろ、近所の人に「こんにちは」と声をかけた。
Around noon, I greeted my neighbor with “Hello.”
学校で先生に会い、「こんにちは」と挨拶した。
I met my teacher at school and said, “Good afternoon.”
店に入ると、店員が「こんにちは」と迎えた。
When I entered the shop, the clerk welcomed me with “Hello.”
公園で友達を見つけて「こんにちは」と言った。
I spotted a friend in the park and said, “Hello.”
初めて会う人にも、昼間なら「こんにちは」と言える。
You can say “Hello” to someone you are meeting for the first time in the daytime.

どうも

From 今日は, “as for today”; the rest of an older greeting was dropped. The final は is the topic particle and is pronounced wa.

When do you say こんにちは?

From late morning through the afternoon when meeting someone.

How is こんにちは written?

It ends in は, even though that syllable is pronounced wa.

Can you say it at night?

こんばんは is the usual evening greeting.

Can you say it to a stranger?

Yes, it is suitable for someone you have not met before.

Is こんにちわ the standard spelling?

No, the standard spelling is こんにちは.

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