Re: [Lingo] isashiburi

[Niels Kobschätzki <n.kobschaetzki@example.com>]

On Aug 1, 2007, at 3:24 PM, <burlingk@example.com> wrote:

> Is there a literal translation of isashiburi?
> I have heard it used often in anime's and it seems to
> translate roughly to, "It's been a while," or "Long time
> no see."

I guess you mean "hisashiburi" (久しぶり) and your translation are  
right.
But the time doesn't need to be "that long".
E.g.: If a student of a weekly course skips one class, the "greeting"  
hisashiburi could be used as well.

Niels