[Nihilartikel]

I've always been amused that a literal translation of Konnichiwa could be something like: So, about today...

Kono(this) nichi(day) wa(is the topic)

[Izkata]

Likewise konbanwa is the same thing with "tonight" / "this evening"

[kijin]

English speakers also often drop the "good" in "good morning" and "good night", reducing the phrase to a single noun that refers roughly to the current time.

[midoridensha]

>English speakers also often drop the "good" in "good morning" and "good night", reducing the phrase to a single noun that refers roughly to the current time.

If I'm at work, I usually prefer to say "morning" without the "good": if it were a good morning, I wouldn't be at work...

[iopq]

it's short for

今日はご機嫌いかがですか？

if you're a rich girl at a private school you can just say ご機嫌よう