How to Say ‘Then they shake hands.’ in Japanese
それから握手です。
sore kara akushu desu
[soh-reh kara ah-KOO-shoo dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often uses just a noun + です where English needs a full verb: 握手です "it's handshake time". Similarly 次は休憩です "next is a break".
Phrase Breakdown
それから
sore kara
after that / then
それから (sorekara) connects steps in order, meaning 'and then'. Say the four beats smoothly: so-re-ka-ra.
それから家に帰ります。
Then I go home.
Words in this phrase
それ
sore
[soh-reh]
that
Refers to something just mentioned by the other person.
それは魅力的なお話ですね。
That sounds very appealing.
から
kara
[kara]
from
Shows the starting point in a range, such as from row 1.
一列目から五列目まで売り切れです。
From the first row to the fifth row is sold out.
握手です。
akushu desu
(it's) a handshake
握手 (akushu) means 'handshake'. The 'ku' is light, almost 'ak-shu'. です (desu) makes it polite.
最後は握手です。
At the end, we shake hands.
Words in this phrase
握手
akushu
[ah-KOO-shoo]
handshake
Shaking hands, often to greet or make up after a disagreement.
試合の後で握手しましょう。
Let's shake hands after the match.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
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