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Daily Greetings
Start conversations the right way
politeUse until around 10-11 AM
ใใฏใใใใใใพใ
ohayou gozaimasu
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
oyasumi nasai
Good night
casualCasual good night
ใใใใฟ
oyasumi
Night
polite
ใใใใใงใใ
ใๅ ๆฐใงใใ
ogenki desu ka
How are you?
casual
ใใใใงใใ
ๅ ๆฐใงใใ
genki desu ka
Are you well?
polite
ใใใใงใ
ๅ ๆฐใงใ
genki desu
I'm fine
polite
ใพใใพใใงใ
maa maa desu
I'm so-so
polite
ใใฒใใใถใใงใ
ใไน ใใถใใงใ
ohisashiburi desu
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
okawari arimasen ka
Have you been well?
politePolite response to "How are you?"
ใใใใใพใง
okagesamade
Thanks to you, I'm fine
polite
ใกใใใใฏใฉใใงใใ
่ชฟๅญใฏใฉใใงใใ
choushi wa dou desu ka
How are things?
politeCommon small talk opener
ใใใฆใใใงใใญ
ใใๅคฉๆฐใงใใญ
ii tenki desu ne
Nice weather, isn't it?
polite
ใใใใใฉใใงใใ
ๆ่ฟใฉใใงใใ
saikin dou desu ka
How have you been lately?
politeWhen leaving work before others
ใใใใซใใคใใใใพใ
ใๅ ใซๅคฑ็คผใใพใ
osaki ni shitsurei shimasu
Excuse me for leaving first
formalVery polite way to greet after a long time
ใใถใใใใฆใใใพใ
ใ็กๆฒๆฑฐใใฆใใใพใ
gobusata shite orimasu
Long time no see
formalVery formal workplace greeting
ใใคใใใใพใงใใใใพใ
ใ็ฒใๆงใงใใใใพใ
otsukaresama de gozaimasu
Thank you for your hard work