Why do Japanese say Hai so much?

Other Uses of Hai Sometimes it's used as a sign of acknowledgement. Sometimes it's used as a delineating device to indicate a change in topic. Sometimes it's used as a way of saying “here you go”. Basically, hai has many different meanings and uses in Japanese beyond “yes”.



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Moshi moshi, or ????, is a common Japanese phrase that Japanese people use when picking up the phone. It's a casual greeting used for friends and family, like a ?hello?, but in fact means something entirely different! In English, it literally means something more like, ?to say to say?, or ?I speak I speak?.

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