Basic Greetings 2





'Ogenki desu ka?'------------How are you?



'Genki desu'---------I am fine !




Let's practice here!


you::'konnichiwa'

Japanese::'konnichiwa!'

you:: 'ogenki desu ka?'

Japanese::'Genki desu!'





Grammar Lesson!


"desu"・・・・You've already learned it at Lesson 1! Remember?? "desu" means " is " or "state of being"

"ka"・・・ is a interrogative word,which always has to be put on the end of senteses

"O" using with "genki"・・・is a prefix meaning politeness. You can use it without "O" like "genki desu ka?"
If you want to say further friendly ,you can say "genki?"

"desu" is also a group of polite words.











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