Today, we reviewed Japanese greetings. We learned that "Ee," pronounced as "Eeh," is acceptable as an informal/casual way to say "hai," meaning "yes." Also we noted that having the "O" when asking, "O-genki desu ka?" is a formal or polite way of asking, "Are you well?" We also learned that we could reply to this with "Okage-sama de," which essentially means, "Thanks to everyone's help." Literally, however, it means something along the lines of "Shadow person's doing." The meaning is derived from the fact that a servant of a Japanese lord would stand in the lords place as a safety precaution. This was because, like our president, there are those who would plot his assassination. I hope that we will start learning katakana next session. I am truly excited to learn katakana. I predict that it will be difficult to memorize. However, I welcome a good challenge.
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