Japanese
Travel Phrases Series | Greetings and Introductions
These Japanese travel phrases are presented in 3 formats: English, Kanji and .
You are welcome to use them freely, print the page for reference
while travelling in Japan.
Notes
(F) Formal
phrase or polite expression
(FC) Phrase
used as a Formal or Casual expression.
(C) Casual
and friendly sounding expression.
Note: not recommended to be used at a business meeting or
any formal situation or place in Japan: be cautious and respectable.
desu means is or are
Formal phrases have desu at the end, in most cases.
Casual phrases have ne or yo at the end of a phrase.
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Good morning. (F) |
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Ohayo
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Hello (FC) |
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Kon-nichi wa |
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Good evening. (FC) |
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Kon-ban wa. |
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Good night. (F) |
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Oyasumi Nasai. |
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How are you? (F) |
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Ogenki desu ka? |
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I am fine. (Thank you.)
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Genki desu. |
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How have you been? (F) |
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Gobusata shiteimasu. Ogenki
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Yes, I have been fine.
Thanks a lot. (F) |
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Hai. Okagesama de Genki ni shite
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How is your family? (F) |
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Gokazoku wa Ogenki desu ka? |
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They are all fine. (F) |
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Mina genki desu. |
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Hi! / Howdy! (masculine)
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Yoh! |
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Hi there! (C) |
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Gen-key? |
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Long time no see! (C) |
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Hisash-buri! |
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What's up? (C) |
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Dou shiteru? |
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How's it going? (C) |
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Choushi dou? |
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It's OK. / Good. (C) |
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*Japanese tend to say "OK",
even she/he is going well. Mah mah dane. |
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Not bad. (C) |
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Kekkou ii yo. |
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Everything's going great.
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Zekkou-chou dayo. |
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Not very good. (C) |
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Am-mari
yoku naine. |
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(I have to go now.) Good
bye (F) |
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Soredewa shitsurei shimasu. |
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