Good morning in Japanese: The Japanese word for 'good morning' is 'ohayou'. The ending 'gozaimasu' can be added for politeness, extending the phrase to 'ohayou gozaimasu'. Ohayou is generally used until around 10am. Pronounced: Oh-high-yoh go-zeye-ee-moss.

Hello / Good afternoon in Japanese: For a more generic greeting meaning 'hello', the Japanese say 'konnichiwa'. This is used in the late morning hours and through to the late afternoon. Pronounced: Kohn-nee-chee-wah.

Good evening in Japanese: During the evening hours, the Japanese say, 'konbanwa' which translates to 'good evening' in English. Pronounced: Kohn-bahn-wah.

As you can see, choosing the proper Japanese greeting is as easy as determining the time of day. So the next time you travel to Japan, you'll have no trouble greeting the Japanese people in their own language.

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Saying hello in Japanese:

Kon'nichiwa / こんにちは - Hello / Good day / Good afternoon
Ohayou (gozaimasu)* / おはようございます - Good morning
Konbanwa / こんばんは - Good evening

Moshi moshi / もしもし - Hello (Used when answering the telephone)

Hajimemashite / はじめまして - Nice to meet you
Ohisashiburi desu / おひさしぶりです - It's been a while




Saying Goodbye in Japanese:

Sayounara / さようなら - Good bye (More final, for longer absences)
Oyasumi nasai / おやすみなさい - Good night (Said to those going to bed)

Sore dewa, matane - Well, see you later
Sore dewa mata ashita - See you tomorrow
Ja matte ne - Well, later then
Ja ne - Later / See ya

Osaki ni - I'm leaving first (Said by those leaving the office)
Otsukare sama deshita - Thanks for all your hard work (Response to 'osaki ni')




Japanese terms used when leaving and entering the home:

Ittekimasu - I'm off (Said by those who are leaving the house, to those who are staying)
Itterashai - Take care (Said by those who are staying in the house, to those who are leaving)

Tadaima / ただいま - I'm home (Said when returning home)
Okaeri (nasai)* / おかえりなさい - Welcome home (Response to 'tadaima')

Ojamashimasu - Sorry to bother you (Said when entering someone else's home)



* - gozaimasu (ございます) / nasai (なさい) added for politeness.


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