Greetings

Question 1

おはようございます
Ohayō gozaimasu

Answer 1

Good Morning
(Formal)

Question 2

おはよう
Ohayō

Answer 2

Good Morning
Casual

Question 3

こんにちわ
Konnichiwa

Answer 3

Hello/Good Afternoon
(Used commonly between 11am - 5pm)

Question 4

こんばんわ
Konbanwa

Answer 4

Good Evening
(Used after 6pm/sunset )

Question 5

おやすみなさい
Oyasumi nasai

Answer 5

Good night
(Formal)

Question 6

おやすみ
Oyasumi

Answer 6

Goodnight
(Causal)

Question 7

さようなら
Sayōnara

Answer 7

Goodbye
(Not commonly used)

Question 8

また明日
Mata ashita

Answer 8

See you next week

Question 9

バイバイ
baibai

Answer 9

Bye bye
(Causal)

Question 10

またね
mata ne

Answer 10

See you
(Casual)

Question 11

行ってきます
Ittekimasu

Answer 11

“I’ll go and come back.”
When someone is leaving (the home/office) this phrase is used by them

Question 12

行ってらしゃい
itterasshai

Answer 12

“Please go and come back.”
The person staying (home/office) uses this phrase after “ittekimasu”.

Question 13

ただいま
Tadaima

Answer 13

“I’m back!”
Used after returning home/from the office to who stayed

Question 14

おかえり
Okaeri

Answer 14

“Welcome back!”
Used after “tadaima” to welcome someone back home/to the office

Question 15

もしもし
Moshi moshi

Answer 15

“Hello?”
Used only when answering the telephone

Question 16

ようこそ
Yōkoso

Answer 16

“Welcome!”
One of the first greetings you hear or see at the airport in Japan may be “yōkoso“, to mean “welcome.”

Question 17

いらっしゃいませ
irasshaimase

Answer 17

Welcoming gesture, usually does not expect a response. *Stores and restaurants greet customers by saying, “irasshaimase!“