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久しぶり

ひさしぶり

after a long time, it's been a while

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Examples

  1. 久しぶりですね。

    ひさしぶりですね。

    It's been a long time, hasn't it?

  2. 久しぶりに映画を見ました。

    ひさしぶりにえいがをみました。

    I saw a film for the first time in ages.

  3. 友だちと久しぶりに会って、たくさん話しました。

    ともだちとひさしぶりにあって、たくさんはなしました。

    I met a friend for the first time in a long while and we talked a lot.

Common patterns

お久しぶりです
it's been a long time (polite)
久しぶりに会う
to meet after a long time
久しぶりの雨
the first rain in a while

Memory tip

As a greeting it is the standard "long time no see" (politely お久しぶりです). Put 久しぶりに before a verb and it means "for the first time in ages".

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