会あう vs. 待まち合あわせる：Which Do You Need An Appointment?

2021年12月25日

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会あう vs. 待まち合あわせる：Which Do You Need An Appointment?

What is the difference between What is the difference between “会あう(au) and 待まち合あわせる(machiawaseru)”? Which is used as the meaning of “meet up”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

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[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] Meet, See / 见面 / 만나다 / Gặp gỡ

“会あう(au)” means “Meet or See” and which has been used as the meaning of “to see and talk to someone for the first time or more than the second time”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___と会あう。(I meet/see ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしは友達ともだちと会あう。(I meet/see my friend.)”, “私わたしはレイと会あう。(I meet/see Rei.)”, “私わたしは先生せんせいと会あう。(I meet/see my teacher.)”, etc. The tips for using it are that “会あう” is used as the meaning of “A PERSON MEET/SEE SOMEONE BY CHANCE OR A PERSON HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE SOMEONE.”, unlike “待まち合あわせる”. Everyone could use “会あう” as casual, polite and formal such as “友達ともだちと会あったよ。(I met/saw my friend.)” as casual and “友達ともだちと会あいました。(I met/saw my friend.)” as polite and formal.

Example

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土日どにちの楽たのしみはたつやに会あえること！ (The best thing about weekends is that I get to see you, Tatsuya!) (我很期待这周末能见到达也！) (주말이 기대되는 건 타츠야를 만날 수 있어서야!) (Niềm vui của ngày thứ bảy chủ nhật chính là việc có thể gặp được Tatsuya!)
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また会あいましたね！ (We meet again!) (我们又见面了！) (또 만났네요!) (Lại gặp nhau nữa rồi!)
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また会あえて嬉うれしいです。 (It’s good to see you again.) (很高兴能再次见到你。) (또 만나서 기쁩니다.) (Tôi rất vui vì có thể gặp lại bạn.)
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久ひさしぶりに友達ともだちに会あったよ。 (I saw my friend for the first time in a long time.) (我好久没跟朋友见面了。) (오랜만에 친구를 만났어.) (Đã lâu lắm rồi mới gặp lại bạn đấy.)
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[wp-svg-icons icon=”checkmark-circle” wrap=”i”] 待まち合あわせる(machiawaseru)

[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] Meet up / 汇合 / 약속해 만나기로 하다 / Hẹn gặp

“待まち合あわせる(machiawaseru)” means “Meet up” and which has been used as the meaning of “to go to a place to be with someone to do something”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___と待まち合あわせる。(I meet up with ___.)”, etc For instance, “私わたしは友達ともだちと待まち合あわせる。(I meet up with my friend.)”, “私わたしはレイと待まち合あわせる。(I meet up with Rei.)”, “私わたしは先生せんせいと待まち合あわせる。(I meet up with my teacher.)”, etc. The tips for using it are that “待まち合あわせる” is used as the meaning of “A PERSON HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE SOMEONE.”, unlike “合あう”. Everyone could use “待まち合あわせる” as casual, polite and formal such as “友達ともだちと待まち合あわせたよ。(I met up with my friend.)” as casual and “友達ともだちと待まち合あわせました。(I met up with my friend.)” as polite and formal.

Example

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スタバで待まち合あわせしよう！ (Let’s meet up at Starbucks!) (我们在星巴克会面吧！) (스타벅스에서 만나자!) (Hãy gặp nhau tại Starbucks đi!)
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何時なんじに待まち合あわせますか？ (What time do we meet up?) (我们几点会面？) (몇 시에 만날까요?) (Bạn hẹn gặp nhau lúc mấy giờ vậy?)
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東京駅とうきょうえきで友達ともだちと待まち合あわせをしました。 (I met up with a friend of mine at Tokyo Station.) (我在东京站等朋友。) (도쿄역에서 친구와 만나기로 약속을 했습니다.) (Tôi đã quyết định hẹn gặp bạn của tôi ở ga Tokyo.)
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映画行えいがいこうよ。どこで待まち合あわせる？ (Let’s go see a movie. Where do you wanna meet up?) (我们去看电影吧。我们在哪里会面？) (영화 보러 가자. 어디서 만날래?) (Chúng ta cùng đi xem phim nào. Hẹn gặp nhau ở đâu đây?)
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