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Japanese Greetings
ENGLISH to Japanese - Genki Workbook 1 Greeting Phrases Page 35 + Extras
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Good morning. — Casual way of greeting someone in the morning. | おはよう。( Ohayoo. ) |
| Good morning. (polite) — Polite way of greeting someone in the morning. | おはようございます。( Ohayoo gozaimasu. ) |
| Hello; Good Day; Good afternoon — Normal way of greeting someone during the daytime. | こんにちは。( Konnichiwa. ) |
| Good evening. — Way of greeting someone after it gets dark. | こんばんは。( Konbanwa. ) |
| Goodbye; Farwell. — Way of saying goodbye to someone and wishing them well. | さようなら。( Sayounara. ) |
| Well, see ya. — Casual way of saying see you again. | じゃあ またね。( Jyaa mata ne. ) (or じゃ、また。またね。ect.) |
| Excuse me. — Way of excusing oneself politely from a situation/room, ect. | 失礼します。( Shiturei shimasu. ) |
| Good night. — Casual way of saying good night. | おやすみ。( Oyasumi. ) |
| Good night — More polite way of saying good night. | おやすみなさい。( Oyasuminasai. ) |
| Thank you — Casual way of showing appreciation for someone's action. | ありがとう。( Arigatou. ) |
| Thank you very much. — Polite way of showing appreciation for someone's action. | ありがとうございます。( Arigatou gozaimasu.) |
| Excuse me; Pardon me. — Polite way of apologising or getting attention. | すみません。( Sumimasen. ) |
| Yes. — Used to confirm things. | はい。( Hai. ) |
| No. — Used to deny things. | いいえ。( Iie. ) |
| I'm off / See you later. — Expression used when leaving somewhere you will return. | いってきます。( Ittekimasu. ) |
| Have a good day / take care. — Used when seeing someone off. | いってらっしゃい。( Itterasshai. ) |
| I'm home / I'm back. — Used when returning back from somewhere. | ただいま。( Tadaima. ) |
| Welcome home/back. — Used when welcoming someone home. | おかえり(なさい)。( Okaeri [nasai] ) |
| Thank you for the meal. — Used when about to start eating. | いただきます。( Itadakimasu. ) |
| That was a delicious meal / thanks. — Used after eating to show gratitude. | ごちそうさまでした。( Gochisou sama deshita. ) |
| Nice to meet you. — Greeting for the first time. | はじめまして。( Hajimemashite. ) |
| Please treat me well. — Used at the end of a greeting to express wanting to get along together. | よろしく おねがいします。( Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. ) |