Before we take a deep dive into Japanese conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in Japanese.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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Greeting

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Hello!こんにちは!こんにちは!konnichiwa!ja-sing_hellobye
Good morning! / Good Day!お早う御座います!おはようございます!ohayou gozaimasu!ja-sing_good-morninggood-day
Good evening!こんばんは!こんばんわ!konbanwa!ja-sing_good-evening
Good night!おやすみ!おやすみ!oyasumi!ja-sing_good-night
Welcome!ようこそ!ようこそ!youkoso!ja-sing_welcome-informal
Welcome!ようこそ!ようこそ!youkoso!ja-sing_welcome-formal
Welcome back!お帰りなさい!おかえりなさい!okaerinasai!ja-sing_welcome-back

Farewell

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Bye!バイバイばいばいbai bai!ja-sing_hellobye-2
Goodbye!さよなら!さよなら!sayonara!ja-sing_goodbye
Sleep well!ぐっすりお休み!ぐっすりおやすみ!gussuri oyasumi!ja-sing_sleep-well
So long!じゃまた!じゃまた!jya mata!ja-sing_so-long
See you tomorrow!また明日!またあした!mata ashita!ja-sing_see-you-tomorrow
Farewell!さよなら!さよなら!sayonara!ja-sing_farewell
Get out of here!ここから出ていけ!ここからでていけ!kokokara deteike!ja-sing_get-out-of-here

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