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Lesson 7 of 240

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See you tomorrow in Japanese

Leo has been at Kissa Hotaru long enough for evening to settle on Yanaka. Goro stands as if he will leave, then sits back down.

Masako still has the coffee cups to wipe. Leo actually makes it to the door.

By the end, you'll say you have to go, say goodbye, and say when you'll see someone again.

A full goodbye can sound final. See you tomorrow is the everyday one.

By the end of this lesson

Say goodbye, say you have to go, and say when you will see someone again.

  • さようなら。Goodbye.
  • また明日(あした)。See you tomorrow.
  • またあとで。See you later.
  • そろそろ行(い)きます。I'd better get going.
  • おやすみなさい。Good night.
  • また来(き)ます。I'll come again.

Scene — he sits back down

Evening in Yanaka. The wall clock at Kissa Hotaru has moved on, and Leo reaches for his bag. Masako wipes a cup at the counter.

Goro stands in the corner booth, then sits back down. His blend coffee is still full.

Evening settles inside Kissa Hotaru as Leo reaches for his bag, Masako wipes a cup, and Goro sits beside his full coffee.

Learn — goodbye and see you

Six short lines cover goodbye, see you tomorrow, see you later, and I'd better go.

You'll also get good night and I'll come again, so you can leave the shop.

  1. Leo pauses at the doorway with his bag and turns back toward the shop in farewell.

    さようなら。

    Goodbye.

    When to use it: Say this for a more final goodbye, not an everyday one.

    Learn it as one piece for a more final goodbye.

    Say it: The う in よう is a long o.

  2. Masako lifts a hand in a small farewell wave while holding a cup and cloth at the counter.

    また明日(あした)。

    See you tomorrow.

    When to use it: Say this when you will see them tomorrow.

    Learn it as one piece for tomorrow's goodbye.

  3. Goro stands beside the booth and gives a casual wave, with his full coffee still on the table.

    またあとで。

    See you later.

    When to use it: Say this when you will see them later today.

    Learn it as one piece for later the same day.

  4. Leo lifts his bag and turns away from the table toward the exit while Goro sits back down beside his full coffee.

    そろそろ行(い)きます。

    I'd better get going.

    When to use it: Say this when you need to leave soon.

    Learn it as one piece when you need to leave.

  5. Masako bows slightly at the counter as Leo pauses near the doorway with his bag.

    おやすみなさい。

    Good night.

    When to use it: Say this at night when someone is going to bed.

    Learn it as one piece for good night.

  6. Leo pauses at the threshold and looks back into the shop, where Goro is seated beside his full coffee.

    また来(き)ます。

    I'll come again.

    When to use it: Say this when you will come back to this place.

    Learn it as one piece when you will come back.

Story — the door at last

Watch Goro stand to leave, then sit back down. Leo is the one who reaches the door.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. Evening. The wall clock ticks. Leo lifts his bag.
  2. Masakoこんばんは。Good evening.
  3. Leoそろそろ行(い)きます。I'd better get going.
  4. Goro stands, as if he will leave.
  5. Masakoまたあとで。See you later.
  6. Goroさようなら。Goodbye.
  7. Goro sits back down. His blend coffee is still full.
  8. Leoまた来(き)ます。I'll come again.
  9. Masakoまた明日(あした)。See you tomorrow.
  10. Leo reaches the door. The lane outside is dark.
  11. Leoまた明日(あした)。See you tomorrow.
  12. Goroおやすみなさい。Good night.

Practice — final or tomorrow

Ten quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Japanese

    さようなら。Drop the English here
    また明日(あした)。Drop the English here
    またあとで。Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Japanese, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    It is daytime at the kissa. You stand up. You need to leave now.

  4. What does it mean?

    おやすみなさい。

  5. Fill the gap

    See you later.

    また____で。

  6. What do you say?

    You walk into Kissa Hotaru at two in the afternoon. Masako looks up.

  7. Build the line

    I'll come again.

    。

    Tap the words in order.

  8. Swap the word

    You are leaving the kissa now. Fix the word.

    そろそろ____。

  9. Which one doesn’t belong?

  10. True or false?

    This means goodbye.

Say it — say it at the door

Now you're Leo at the door of the kissa. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. Masakoこんばんは。Good evening.
  2. Leo (you)Say you need to leave soon.

    そろそろ行(い)きます。

    I'd better get going.

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Recap — what you can say now

JapaneseEnglish
さようなら。Goodbye.
また明日(あした)。See you tomorrow.
またあとで。See you later.
そろそろ行(い)きます。I'd better get going.
おやすみなさい。Good night.
また来(き)ます。I'll come again.
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