Seeing someone again
Conversation phrases, Stage 2chunk 16 of 71Small talk
Greet a friend you haven't seen in a long time.
- genkisou da neyou look well; you seem good
- kawatte nai neyou haven't changed
- nannenburi?how many years has it been?
Mix-ups nannenburi (how many years) vs hisashiburi (long time no see).
genkisou da ne
polite ogenkisou desu ne
you look well; you seem good
Said on meeting someone after a while; reply un, genki da yo, or okagesama de in polite talk.
-sou means 'looks like': tanoshisou (looks fun), oishisou (looks tasty).
hisashiburi! sugoku genkisou da ne.
Long time no see! You look great.
久しぶり！すごく元気そうだね。
ohisashiburi desu. ogenkisou desu ne.
It's been a while. You look well.
お久しぶりです。お元気そうですね。
Written 元気そうだね · げんきそうだね · お元気そうですねWho you say it and hear itHeard 255× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
kawatte nai ne
polite kawatte imasen ne
you haven't changed
Said at a reunion, usually as a warm compliment; also about a place.
Can also tease: still the same old you.
uwa, zenzen kawatte nai ne!
Wow, you haven't changed at all!
うわ、全然変わってないね！
sensei, zenzen kawatte imasen ne!
You haven't changed at all, sensei!
先生、全然変わっていませんね！
Written 変わってないね · かわってないね · 変わっていませんねWho you say it and hear itHeard 28× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
nannenburi?
polite nannenburi desu ka?
how many years has it been?
Said with surprise when meeting someone after years; answer with a guess like gonenburi kana.
-buri marks the time since last: mikkaburi (first time in three days), hisashiburi (in ages).
uwa, hisashiburi! nannenburi? gonen kurai?
Wow, long time! How long has it been? Five years?
うわ、久しぶり！何年ぶり？五年くらい？
sotsugyou irai desu ne. nannenburi deshou.
Not since graduation, right? How many years has it been?
卒業以来ですね。何年ぶりでしょう。
Written 何年ぶり？ · なんねんぶり？ · 何年ぶりですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 32× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles