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今晩は

こんばんは

good evening

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Examples

  1. 今晩は、お元気ですか。

    こんばんは、おげんきですか。

    Good evening — how are you?

  2. 今晩は。遅くにすみません。

    こんばんは。おそくにすみません。

    Good evening. Sorry to call so late.

  3. 玄関先で「今晩は」と声をかけると、奥から人が出てきた。

    げんかんさきで「こんばんは」とこえをかけると、おくからひとがでてきた。

    When I called out "good evening" at the door, someone came out from the back.

Common patterns

今晩はと挨拶する
to greet someone with "good evening"
今晩は、お邪魔します
Good evening, may I come in
元気な声で今晩は
a cheerful "good evening"

Memory tip

The final は is the topic particle: written は, pronounced wa. Beware the identical spelling 今晩は meaning "as for tonight" (今晩は少し熱っぽい = I feel feverish tonight) — only context separates them, which is why the greeting is now almost always written こんばんは in kana.

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