even if one says

A formal Japanese greeting used after dark: good evening

Misspelling of こんばんは.

sorry! (in apology, more formal than ごめんなさい (gomennasai)) / excuse me! (attempting to get someone's attention) / thank you! (in the case of someone having done something for you)

sorry for doing; apologize for doing

A Japanese greeting used in the evening; good evening.

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is