Lesson 1: Japanese Greeting

Greetings like “good morning” or “good afternoon” are incredibly important in Japanese. As the Japanese culture is more formal, going through the ritual of greeting another person is an important way of showing respect.

1. Start our greeting by saying;

 おはよう　ございます - good morning
　ohayo      gozaimasu

　こんにちは - good afternoon
   konnichiwa
　
　こんばんは - good evening
    konbanwa

  おやすみなさい　- good night

    oyasuminasai

Japanese tend to bow while saying these greetings.

2. introduce our self before asking their name;

 はじめまして - nice to meet you

 hajimemashite

example: はじめまして　わたし　は　るくまん　です - nice to meet you, my name is rukuman

             hajimemashite   watashi   wa  rukuman   desu

3. leaving and coming home;

いって　きまえ - i might leave now

いって　いらっしゃい - please go
       itte            rasshai

4. completing work/leaving work place

おつかれさまでした　- otsukaresama deshita

おつかれさまです - otsukaresama desu

Used in the working place, otsukaresama desu expresses the appreciation of your co-workers’ hard work, while otsukaresama deshita when they have completed their work.

5.before and after eating

いただきます　- let's eat

itadakimasu

ごちそおさまでした - that was delicious

gochisoomadeshita

"GOCHISOOSAMA" - "That was delicious."

This is what you say after you finish eating. "GOCHISOOSAMA DESHITA" is a more formal way of saying it.

5. encourage

がんばってください - do your best

ganbatte kudasai

がんばれみす - yes, i'll do my best

6. leaving

さよなら - good bye

sayonara

じゃあまた - ok, see you later

This picture was taken during our japanese class.

  

our sensee ask us to greet each other in japanese.;)