Greetings

Question 1

Greetings/hello

Answer 1

aisatsu
挨拶

Question 2

Good morning

Answer 2

Ohayō gozaimasu
おはようございます

Question 3

Hello

Answer 3

Konnichiwa

こんにちわ

Mostly used between 11-5

Question 4

Good evening/tonight

Answer 4

Konbanwa

こんばんわ

From 6pm

Question 5

Good night

Answer 5

Please rest/have a good night

Oyasumi nasai
おやすみなさい

Question 6

Farewell / see you

Answer 6

Sayōnara & gokigenyō s
(さようなら/ごきげんよう)
Farewell

Casual and more common among friends:
baibai バイバイ
jaane じゃあね
dewa では
mata ne またね
Mata ne またね simply means: see you (again)

So to say “see you tomorrow” or “see you next week”, you can say, “mata ashita (また明日)” or “mata raishū (また来週)”.

Question 7

Bye (when leaving to work)

Answer 7

Ittekimasu & itterasshai
行ってきます, 行ってらしゃい
I’ll go and come back

itterasshai
Please come back

Question 8

Hello (on the phone)

Answer 8

Moshi moshi & osewa
もしもし, お世話)l
Informal to answer the phone

hai はい
Yes
More formal

osewa ni natte orimasu
お世話になっております
Answering a business call

Question 9

Work place greeting to acknowledge effort

Answer 9

Otsukaresama desu
お疲れ様です

Question 10

Welcome

Answer 10

Yōkoso & irasshaimase
ようこそ, いらっしゃいませ

irasshaimase
(In a shop)