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Today’s sentence will be an expression that is used very often at the end of the year.

“Yoi otoshi o.”

Pronunciation: yoh-ee oh-toh-shee oh
Meaning: “Have a good end of the year,” “Have a happy New Year”

Hello, everyone.
For today’s “One Japanese Sentence a Day,” I’d like to introduce a very useful expression to know at the end of the year.

Today’s sentence is
“Yoi otoshi o.”
The pronunciation is “yoh-ee oh-toh-shee oh,”
and it means “Have a good end of the year” or “Wishing you a happy New Year.”

In Japan, this expression is used very frequently when saying goodbye to people in late December.
You can say it to coworkers at work,
to customers in a store,
and comfortably to close friends or neighbors as well.

There is one important point to remember.
This expression is used only before the New Year begins.
It has the feeling of saying, “Have a good rest of the year.”
Once the New Year has arrived,
people switch to saying “Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu.”

Now, let’s say it together.
Yoi otoshi o.

Great. That sounded very natural.

Just remembering this one sentence will make your Japanese greetings sound much more natural at the end of the year.
Thank you for being with me today.
Mata ashita!