wah)こんにちは。
Note that konnichiwa is not used among family members or close friends, or between colleagues in their workplace.
Good evening. (Said from dusk.)
Konbanwa.
(Kome-bahn wah)
こんばんは。
Note that konbanwa is not used among family members or close friends, or between colleagues in their workplace.
Good night.
Oyasumi-nasai.
(Oh-yah-sue-me nah-sie)
おやすみなさい。
See you again tomorrow.
Mata ashita.
(Mah-tah ah-ssh-tah)
また あした。
How are you?
O-genki-desu-ka.
(Oh-gain-kee dess kah)
おげんきですか。
Note that Japanese do not say this to people they meet regularly or to strangers.
I’m fine.
Genki-desu.
げんきです。
(Gain-kee dess)
I’m fine, thanks to you. (A set expression.)
Ee, okagesama-de.
(Eeh-eh oh-kah-gay-sah-mah day)
ええ、おかげさまで。
This phrase is used in reply to o-genki-desu-ka (oh-gain-kee dess kah) It literally means “yes, thanks to you.”
It’s been a long time, hasn’t it!
O-hisashiburi-desu-ne.
(Oh-he-sah-she-buu-ree dess nay)
おひさしぶりですね。
Shibaraku-desu-ne.
(Shee-bah-rah-kuu dess nay)
しばらくですね。
I’ve been out of touch for a long time!
Gobusata-shite-imashita.
(Go-buu-sah-tah she-tay ee-mah-sshtah)
ごぶさたして いました。
This phrase is often used when meeting someone after having been out of touch for a long time and you feel a bit guilty.
Family Terms
How is your wife?
Oku-san-wa ikaga-desu-ka.
(Oak-sahn wah ee-kah-gah dess kah)
おくさんは いかがですか。
How is your husband?
Go-shujin-wa ikaga-desu-ka.
(Go-shuu-jean wah ee-kah-gah dess kah)
ごしゅじんは いかがですか。
She/He is well, thank you.
Okagesama-de genki-desu.
(Oh-kah-gay-sah-mah day, gain-kee dess)
おかげさまで げんきです。
How do you feel? (Said to someone who has been ill.)
Go-kibun-wa ikaga-desu-ka?
(Go-kee-boon wah ee-kah-gah dess kah)
ごきぶんは いかがですか。
I’m better now, thank you.
Okagesama-de yoku narimashita.
(Oh-kah-gay-sah-mah day yoe-kuu nah-ree-mah-sshtah)
おかげさまで よく なりました。
Welcome.
Irasshaimase.
(Ee-rash-shy-mah-say)
いらっしゃいませ。
This is the polite, formal expression commonly used in an institutionalized way when welcoming people to your home, etc. It is also the expression that restaurant/bar staff and shop assistants traditionally call out when customers enter.
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