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What does ご無沙汰しております mean?
What does ご無沙汰しております mean?
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19 Apr 2018
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It’s been a long time since we’ve met.
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A polite way to say "Long time no see".
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It is greeting which usually use on business or formal situation.
It means long time no seeing.
ご無沙汰しております。> 久しぶり。
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It's been a long time since I saw you last time.
Very very polite way to say "long time no see".
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@UZURA_SAN
Yes, I have never heard it before!
I was watching a Japanese talk show, and they said this to the audience. Is this not strange for them to be so formal?
Yes, I have never heard it before!
I was watching a Japanese talk show, and they said this to the audience. Is this not strange for them to be so formal?
- Japanese
It's natural to say that phrase in TV shows, even to the audience.
Because, it is TV show.
We Japanese use keigo (敬語, polite way to speak)to the particular "situation", not only to the "person". This is very interesting. It is one of the particular features of Japanese culture.
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@UZURA_SAN
Ah, that is very interesting!!
Thank you for explaining! :)
Ah, that is very interesting!!
Thank you for explaining! :)
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@Zelda_Dragneel
It might depend on the generation. I’m 65, and we often use this phrase in everyday life.
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@Zelda_Dragneel
FYI
Casual: ご無沙汰!
Formal: ご無沙汰しています。
Polite: ご無沙汰しております。
More polite: ご無沙汰いたしております。
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