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Japanese Travel Phrases Series | Greetings and Introductions
These Japanese travel phrases are presented in 3 formats: English, Kanji and Romaji. 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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Japanese travel phrases
1 Good morning. (F)
 
  Ohayo Gozaimasu
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2 Hello (FC)
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  Kon-nichi wa
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3 Good evening. (FC)
 
  Kon-ban wa.
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4 Good night. (F)
 
  Oyasumi Nasai.
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5 How are you? (F)
 
  Ogenki desu ka?
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6 I am fine. (Thank you.) (F)
 
  Genki desu.
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7 How have you been? (F)
 
  Gobusata shiteimasu. Ogenki deshita ka?
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8 Yes, I have been fine. Thanks a lot. (F)
 
  Hai. Okagesama de Genki ni shite orimasu.
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9 How is your family? (F)
 
  Gokazoku wa Ogenki desu ka?
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10 They are all fine. (F)
 
  Mina genki desu.
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11 Hi! / Howdy! (masculine) (C)
 
  Yoh!
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12 Hi there! (C)
 
  Gen-key?
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13 Long time no see! (C)
 
  Hisash-buri!
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14 What's up? (C)
 
  Dou shiteru?
Japanese travel phrases
15 How's it going? (C)
 
  Choushi dou?
16 It's OK. / Good. (C)
 
  *Japanese tend to say "OK", even she/he is going well. Mah mah dane.
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17 Not bad. (C)
 
  Kekkou ii yo.
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18 Everything's going great. (C)
 
  Zekkou-chou dayo.
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19 Not very good. (C)
 
  Am-mari yoku naine.
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20 (I have to go now.) Good bye (F)
 
  Soredewa shitsurei shimasu.
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