damian 0 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 hisashiburi is kind of like "long time no speak', isn't it? My idiot online translation thing returned "the way of the visor". Isn't that all a bit Star Wars? Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Yeh! Your right it is like 'long time no see'! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 yrt "may the force be with you" It might come out as ohayo gozaimasu! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 It's basically vaguer than that. It's more like "haven't # in a long while" or "did # after a long hiatus". Some helpful examples spring to mind, but unfortunately they're too obscene to mention. But it's most commonly used, as you say, in the context of "I had been avoiding you, but gosh, here you are. I must make an exclamation of surprise to cover my embarrassment!" Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 As for the visor? The way thereof? Link to post Share on other sites
base40 0 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Nihongo question. Can you use this on the phone too, or is it a "when you meet" phrase? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Yes, it's very good for on the phone. In the phone context, it means, "Um look, I had quite forgotten what use you were to me, but now I've just remembered. How are you anyway?" The way of the visor? I really don't know how that came out in the wash, but remember to repeat the anecdote when your bucho says "Christ, translators charge a lot. Let's run it through this machine translation software instead". Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Yes I use it on the phone a lot. And I'm a nihongo expert. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 How long does a time not met need to be to become hisashiburi? Like when I come back to Japan after 3 weeks away? Does that count? Link to post Share on other sites
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