greetings….

Everyday greetings:

1.Good morning – Ohayo gozaimasu
2.Good afternoon – Konnichiwa
3.Good evening – Konbanwa
4.Good night – Oyasuminasai
5.Good bye – Sayonara
6. See you {tom.} – Ja mata {ashita}

Common greetings:

1. before starting eating
-Itadakimasu
2. After finishing eating
- Gochisosama deshita
3. When offering food to the guest -
{1} Nanimo arimasen ga…
{2}Dozo Dozo
4. When asked to eat by the host
- Sumimasen.Dewa enryonaku itadakimasu
5. When asking the guest to have a second helping
- {1}Okawari wa ikaga desu
{2}Okawari Dozo
6. If you don’t want to have more
- Mo kekko desu.Ippai itadakimashita
7. Asking a guest to be comfortable
- Dozo oraku ni.
8. “please help yourself” Asking a guest to feel free to eat whatever he likes
- Dozo goenryo naku
9. When visiting someones’ house,calling out from the entrance
- Gomenkudasai
10. When entering the house
- Ojama shimasu
11. Welcoming a guest
- Irasshaimase
12 When taking a leave of someone -
{1}Mo sorosoro shitsurei shimasu
{2}Doshitemo ikanakereba naranai tokoro ga arimasu node..
{3}Hhoka ni yakusoku gga aru node
13. When thanking someone
- Arigatou gozaimasu
14.In response to Arigato gozaimasu
- Doitashimashite
15. When parting with someone -
{1}Shitsurei shimasu.sayonara
{2.}Ja, mata ashita{ so see you tomorrow}
{3}Gokigenyo
16. When going out
- Itte kimasu
17. On return from outside
- Tadaima
18.In response to “Itte Kimasu”
- Itte irasshai
19. In response to “Tadaima”
- Okaerinasai
20. When someone is going on a trip
- Ki o tsukete itte rasshai
21. When you meet a person who has done some favor to you on a previous ocassion-
{1} Kino wa domo arigatou gozaimashita
{2} Senjitsu wa domo arigatou gozaimashita
{3}Konoaida wa domo
22. When giving a gift -
{1} tsumaranai mono desu ga
{2} kimochi dake desu ga
23. When receiving a gift -
{1} Itsumo ki o tsukatte itadaite sumimasen
{2} Enryonaku itadakimasu
{3}Kyoshuku desu
24. When wanting to ask about something -
{1} Chotto sumimasen
{2} Chotto otazune itashiimasu ga
25. In response to the above,”Yes, what is it?” -
{1} Har, nan deshoka
{2} Hai, donna goyo desho ka
26. When requesting someone for something -
{1} Sumimasen ga
{2} Osoreirimasu ga
{3} Onegai ga arun desu ga
And after having requested him/her
- Yoroshiku onegai shimasu
27. Apologizing -
{1} Sumimasen
{2} Gomennasai
{3} Moshiwake arimasen
28. Calling someone out
- Moshi Moshi
29. Congratulating someone
- Omedeto gozaimasu
30. When your colleagues are still working & you return before them
- Osaki ni {Shitsurei shimasu}
31. As you go out of the room,someone else also wants to go out at the same time
{1} Dozo Osaki ni {when you offer him/her to go out first}
{2} Osaki ni {when oyu go out first}
32. When someone thanks you for a small favor
{1} Oyaku ni tatete ureshii desu
{2} Tondemo arimasen
{3} Oyasui goyo desu
33. Thanking someone
{1} Arigato gozaimashita {in general}
{2} Gokurosama desu
{3} Otsukaresama desu
{4} Osewa ni narimashita {when helped over a long period}
34. In response to the above
{1} Kochirakoso
{2) Do itashimashite
35. When meeting someone after a gap of few days
- Shibaraku desu ne
36. When meeting someone after a long gap
- Hisashiburi desu ne
37. When you have to pass between two persons or in front of a person
{1} Gomenasai
{2} Sumimasen
38. When interrupting someone
{1} Oanashichu desu ga
{2} Sashidegamashii yo desu ga
39. When you visit a person and he is in the midst of taking his meals
- Oshokuji chu sumimasen
40.When you visit a person and find that he is busy
- Oisogashii tokoro sumimasen
41. When you visit a person on a holiday
- Oyasumi no tokoro sumimasen
42. Convey my regards to/ remember me to –
{1}(name) san ni yoroshiku
{2} minnasan ni yoroshiku
43. Nice meeting you
-Oai dekite ureshii desu

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