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Daily Greetings
Start conversations the right way
politeUse until around 10-11 AM
ใใฏใใใใใใพใ
ohayougozaimasu
Good morning
casualCasual morning greeting for friends/family
ใใฏใใ
ohayou
Morning
politeDaytime greeting, roughly 11 AM - 5 PM
ใใใซใกใฏ
konnichiwa
Hello / Good afternoon
politeEvening greeting, after 5-6 PM
ใใใฐใใฏ
konbanwa
Good evening
politeBefore going to bed
ใใใใฟใชใใ
oyasuminasai
Good night
casualCasual good night
ใใใใฟ
oyasumi
Night
polite
ใใใใใงใใ
ใๅ ๆฐใงใใ
ogenkidesuka
How are you?
casual
ใใใใงใใ
ๅ ๆฐใงใใ
genkidesuka
Are you well?
polite
ใใใใงใ
ๅ ๆฐใงใ
genkidesu
I'm fine
polite
ใพใใพใใงใ
maamaadesu
I'm so-so
polite
ใใฒใใใถใใงใ
ใไน ใใถใใงใ
ohisashiburidesu
Long time no see
casualCasual way to say long time no see
ใฒใใใถใ
ไน ใใถใ
hisashiburi
Long time
formalFormal greeting after not seeing someone
ใใใใใใใพใใใ
ใๅคใใใใใพใใใ
okawariarimasenka
Have you been well?
politePolite response to "How are you?"
ใใใใใพใง
okagesamade
Thanks to you, I'm fine
polite
ใกใใใใฏใฉใใงใใ
่ชฟๅญใฏใฉใใงใใ
choushiwadoudesuka
How are things?
politeCommon small talk opener
ใใใฆใใใงใใญ
ใใๅคฉๆฐใงใใญ
iitenkidesune
Nice weather, isn't it?
polite
ใใใใใฉใใงใใ
ๆ่ฟใฉใใงใใ
saikindoudesuka
How have you been lately?
politeWhen leaving work before others
ใใใใซใใคใใใใพใ
ใๅ ใซๅคฑ็คผใใพใ
osakinishitsureishimasu
Excuse me for leaving first
formalVery polite way to greet after a long time
ใใถใใใใฆใใใพใ
ใ็กๆฒๆฑฐใใฆใใใพใ
gobusatashiteorimasu
Long time no see
formalVery formal workplace greeting
ใใคใใใใพใงใใใใพใ
ใ็ฒใๆงใงใใใใพใ
otsukaresamadegozaimasu
Thank you for your hard work