"Greetings" Flashcards
1
Q
おはよう
A
Good morning
Ohayō
2
Q
おはようございます
A
Good morning (polite)
Ohayō gozaimasu
3
Q
こんにちは
A
Good afternoon
Kon’nichiwa
4
Q
こんばんは
A
Good evening
Kon-ban-wa
5
Q
さようなら
A
Good-bye
Sayōnara
6
Q
おやすみなさい
A
Good night
Oyasu-mina-sai
7
Q
ありがとう
A
Thank you
Arigatō
8
Q
ありがとうございます
A
Thank you (Polite)
Arigatō gozaimasu
9
Q
すみません
A
Excuse me–I’m sorry
Sumimasen
10
Q
いいえ
A
No–Not at all
Īe
11
Q
いってきます
A
I’ll go and come back
“ usually said when leaving the house “
Itte-kimasu
12
Q
いってらっしゃい
A
Please go and come back
“said as a reply to itte-kimasu” “see you”
itte-rasshai
13
Q
ただいま
A
I’m home
Tadaima
14
Q
おかえりなさい
A
Welcome home
Okaerinasai
15
Q
いただきます
A
Thank you for the meal (before eating)
Itada-kimasu
16
Q
ごちそうさま
A
Thank you for the meal (after eating)
Gochi-sō-sama
17
Q
はじめまして
A
How do you do?
Haji-memashite
18
Q
どうぞよろしく
A
Nice to meet you
Dōzo yoroshku
