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I've seen both こんばんわ and こんばんは used; which is correct here? If we interpret
the は as the topic particle, は would seem correct, but it seems that わ is used
quite frequently anyway...
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Which is correct: こんばんわ or こんばんは?
こんばんは is correct. The former is mostly a stylistic/emphatic usage.
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[こんばんは](http://gogen-allguide.com/ko/konbanwa.html) is correct, according to
that page in Japanese.

My gut feeling is the same - 今晩は -> こんばんは.

That said, a cursory Google of こんばんは yielded 13M hits, whereas こんばんわ yielded
26M.
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こんばんは (今晩は) is the one in the dictionary for "Good evening!". I think that
こんばんわ has a cuter feeling, maybe a little softer. It's a total guess, but it
might be related to the feminine わ at the end of sentences. Actually, [this
page](http://gogen-allguide.com/ko/konbanwa.html) seems to be saying it's
related to 和 (わ - peace) which gives it a nicer feeling.
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こんばんわ is cuter. こんにちは is more correct/formal/proper.
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Both こんばんは and こんばんわ sound the same as the ha (は) in こんばんは sounds like wa with
its current context so basically there is literally no difference between the
feeling that わ adds since it doesn't make the it sound any different, just
making it clear not delivering hate.
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The right way is always こんいちは, こんばんは with the particle "HA, は" It's like that
because it's the old Japanese way to say "good day". the "ha / は" works the
same as "is": "Anata ha, watashi ha" 「あなたは」, 「わたしは」 meaning something like,
"today is a good day" etc. After some time, it becomes fused in everyday
colloquial language. Also, we should not forgot that Japanese Kana only
represents "sounds of spelling". We are allowed to write こんばんわ with "wa", but
we need to check where we are using it. This way of using "wa" can only appear
in informal text such as web chats, with close friends, and manga. For any
document that is official or with strangers it's mandatory to use the formal
way, with "ha" and preferentially using kanji with the particle 今日は, 今晩は.
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