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Asker     Ja(jaa) means like "then". "Mata" means see you. So it
could be "see you then" or "then, see you!"     "Ne" is used to
make a sentence sounds softer.     eg: きょう は てんき が いいです。     きょう
は てんき が いいですね。      You can say only "mata!" as well but adding
"ne" sounds like more friendly.      They mean the same. We use
them colloquially.      We also say:     Jaa mata, Ja matane,
Jaa matane, Jaane, Dewa mata...etc.     They mean the same like
"see you" or "bye".     ("Dewa" sounds more formal than "ja" or
"jaa".)      I hope this helped you.      jaa matane = then see
you or then bye     matane= see you next time, ok ? /see you
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