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30 Aug 2016
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What is the difference between minna-san and mina-san ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between minna-san and mina-san ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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I don't know. I think both are correct, but it doesn't matter that much since they're the same kanji.
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Like @Monzy said, we don't say "minna san".
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in Kanji
皆さん
→minasan（✖️minnasan）
皆
→minna
both words mean everyone
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@sallykyoko: Oh sorry! I didn't realise the lady asked about minna-SAN... 😅
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@TotallyKellianne:
@pei64w,
Sometimes some Japanese learners say "minna san" instead of "mina san" even though we never say "minna san".
I wonder why? Do you have any ideas?
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@sallykyoko: probably because without san it's minna, so they just add the suffix
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@pei64w:
Ahhhhh I got it.
That make sense!
Thank you for solving my question! ☺️👍
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