Japanese Vocabulary
にほんご
Greetings in Japanese
Vocabulary List
| Japanese | English |
| おはよう/おはようございます (ohayou (gozaimasu)) |
Good morning |
| こんにちは (konnichiwa) |
Hello |
| こんばんは (konbanwa) |
Good evening |
| おつかれさまです (otsukare sama desu) |
Good work |
| さようなら (sayounara) |
Goodbye |
| おやすみなさい (oyasumi nasai) |
Good night |
| ありがとう(ございます) (arigatou (gozaimasu)) |
Thank you |
| すみません (sumimasen) |
Excuse me / I’m sorry |
(hajimemashite) |
Nice to meet you |
| よろしくお (yoroshiku onegai shimasu) |
Nice to meet you / Thank you in advance |
| お (o hisashiburi desu) |
Long time no see |
(itte kimasu) |
I’m going / see you later |
(itte rasshai) |
Be careful / see you later |
| ただいま (tadaima) |
I’m home |
| おかえりなさい (okaeri nasai) |
Welcome back |
| いただきます (itadakimasu) |
Let’s eat |
| ごちそうさまでした (gochisou sama deshita) |
Thanks for the meal |
| もしもし (moshi moshi) |
Hello (on the phone) |
Example Sentences
(Yamada-san ohayou gozaimasu)
<English>
Good morning, Yamada-san.
もしもし、
(moshi moshi, Suzuki-san desuka?)
<English>
Hello? Is this Suzuki-san?
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