Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Akemashite Omedetō Gozaimasu!

謹賀新年。 昨年は大変お世話になりましてありがとうございました。 今年もよろしくお願いいたします。


Virtual nengajo (greeting card for the Japanese New Year). Text meaning: In the center of the image: 新年あけましておめでとうございます(reading: shinnen akemashite o-medetō gozaimasu) = Congratulations on the New Year. In the bottom of the image: 昨年は大変お世話になりまして、ありがとうございました。 今年もよろしくお願いいたします = 'Thank you for all your hard work (great help) during the past year. I hope (ask) for your favour again in the coming year'.



Virtual greeting card for the Japanes New Year's celebration (2014 - the Year of the Horse). Text meaning (from right to left): Kinga Shinnen (謹賀新年) = japanese expression equivalent with 'Happy New Year'. 昨年中は大変お世話になりまして、ありがとうございました。 'Thank you for all your hard work (great help) during the past year.' 本年もどうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。= 'I hope (ask) for your favour again in the coming year' (a very polite formula). The last column: Gantan = 'New Year's Day'.



Nengajo for the Year of the Horse. Text meaning (from top): Kinga Shinnen (謹賀新年) is a japanese expression equivalent with 'Happy New Year'. 昨年は大変お世話になり、ありがとうございました。 Thank you for all your hard work (great help) during the past year. 今年もよろしくお願いいたします。 I hope (ask) for your favour again in the coming year'. Gantan (元旦) = 'New Year's Day'.