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The first word

What word did you know first when you started to learn Japanese ?

Discussion

Yubi #12256

Hajimemashite!

The staff support executive at my first workplace here wrote an email with this word, introducing herself. I learnt a few more words before coming here.


banzaitokyo #12289

I cannot say that I speak Japanese, but I know a few words. And there is no doubt the very first one that I had to learn was Arigato - it is very important to be very polite everywhere in the world, but in Japan especially.