5. Greeting in Japanese にほんごであいさつ
Have you heard any greetings in Japanese?
Greeting and basic phrases in Japanese are introduced in this chapter.
1. Greeting in Japanese
| Nihongo | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| おはよう | Ohayou | Good morning. |
| おはようございます | Ohayougozaimasu | Good morning. |
| こんにちは | Konnichiwa | Hello. |
| こんばんは | Konbanwa | Good evening. |
| はじめまして | Hajimemashite | Nice to meet you. |
| さようなら | Sayounara | Good bye. |
| またあした | Mata Ashita | See you tomorrow. |
| おやすみなさい | Oyasuminasai | Good night. |
| いってきます | Ittekimasu | I’m leaving. |
| いってらっしゃい | Itterasshai | Have a good day. |
| ただいま | Tadaima | I’m home. |
| おかえりなさい | Okaerinasai | Welcome home. |
2. Basic phrases in Japanese
| Nihongo | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| ありがとう | Arigatou | Thank you. |
| ありがとうございます | Arigatougozaimasu | Thank you. |
| どういたしまして | Douitashimashite | You are welcome. |
| だいじょうぶ | Daijyoubu | No problem. |
| だいじょうぶです | Daijyoubudesu | No problem. |
| いただきます | Itadakimasu | Thank you.(before eating) |
| ごちそうさま | Gochisousama | Thank you.(after eating) |
| ごちそうさまでした | Gochisousamadeshita | Thank you.(after eating) |
| おつかれさま | Otsukaresama | You’ve got to be tired. |
| おつかれさまでした | Otsukaresamadeshita | You’ve got to be tired. |
“いただきます(Itadakimasu)” is a phrase spoken before eating.
“ごちそうさま(Gochisousama)” is a phrase spoken after eating.
I think there is not similar phrase in English.
The meaning is showing thanks to cooks.
Original meaning of “いただきます(Itadakimasu)” is ” I will have invaluable lives of animals and/or plants of the food”.
There is not a similar phase of “おつかれさま(Otsukaresama)” in English, too.
We use this phrase when we leave an office or when the colleague leaves the office.
The meaning of it is ” You’ve got to be a tired. (You did a good job.)”
It shows appreciation of the colleagues efforts.
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