Japanese Words - Greeting phrases

まいにち つかう あいさつを がくしゅう しましょう。

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はじめまして

How do you do; To the person whom you meet for the first time

おはよう ございます

Good morning

こんにちは

Good afternoon

こんばんは

Good evening

おやすみなさい

Good night

じゃ また

See you, Bye

また あした

See you tomorrow

さようなら

Good-by

ひさしぶり

Long time, no see

おげんきですか?

Are you fine?; It is often translated into "how are you", but it's not used to the people whom you meet every day like English "how are you?", but to the people whom you meet after a long time. Ohayoo, konnichiwa and atsui desu ne etc. are used to the people whom you meet every day.

あついですね

It's hot, isn't it?; These expressions on weather are used as daily greetings, like English "How are you?".

さむいですね

It's cold, isn't it?

いい てんきですね

It is a fine day, isn't it?

ごめんなさい

I'm sorry; Casual expression of apology

すみません

Excuse me, Sorry; In daily conversation, suimasen is overwhelming often used and it is also used as a light apology. The polite form is Sumimasen.

いって きます

Said when you go out. (lit. Go and come back)

いってらっしゃい

Reply to itte kimasu

ただいま

When you return your home or office.

おかえりなさい

Reply to tadaima

おさきに しつれい します

When you leave office earlier than others.

おつかれさまでした

1) Reply to o-saki ni shitsurei shimasu
2) When you finished something which you did with others such as a meeting.

おさきに どうぞ

Go ahead

きを つけて

lit. "be careful", To the person who will go to travel like "Have a nice trip" in English.

おめでとう ございます

Congratulations

きに しないで

Don't mention it

どうぞ おはいり ください

Please come in

どうぞ おかけ ください

Please have a seat

どうぞ おすわり ください

Please sit down, Please have a seat

がんばって!

Good Luck!, do your best, try hard

Japanese@Once

contains three parts. Part 2 is categorized by the 40 daily scenes such as
"At the restaurant", "Train station", "Japanese inn". "Telephone", etc.

See Part 2 Chapter 34 : Greetings

There are more related vocabulary, phrases and example sentences.

Building Up Conversation

See Handy Japanese Phrases 200 which is the support material

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Basic Japanese
Building Up Conversation (Online learning material)

The aim of this material is to help learners acquire practical conversation skills step by step by using many audio drills.

This material covers from the basic level to the lower intermediate level and much frequently used sentences and expressions are carefully selected and compiled.

Various support materials such as Hiragana Katakana Work Books, Handy Phrases 200, Basic Japanese Words 2000, etc. are provided.

For those who would like to learn Japanese at Once

Japanese@Once

This material is designed for those who want to learn practical Japanese language in a short period of time.

This material has the following three parts for your effective learning.

Part 1 : Building Up Conversation (40 chapters)

Part 2 : Words & Expressions (40 chapters)

Part 3 : Grammar Focus (45 chapters)

In Part 2, there are not only vocabularies, but also plenty of example sentences. All examples are voice-recorded.

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