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🤗 Japanese Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Japanese learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Japanese?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Japanese, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

English	Japanese
konnichi wa: general greeting in standard Japanese (標準語)	こんにちは。
ohayo: morning greeting in standard Japanese (標準語)	おはよう。
ohayo gozaimasu: morning greeting in standard Japanese (標準語)	おはようございます。
konban wa: evening greeting in standard Japanese (標準語)	こんばんは。
genki desu ka: how are you? in standard Japanese (標準語)	元気ですか?
o genki desu ka: how are you? in standard Japanese (標準語)	お元気ですか?
hai, genki desu: reply to 元気ですか and お元気ですか in standard Japanese (標準語)	はい、 げんき です。
daijobu desu ka: how are you? in standard Japanese (標準語)	だいじょうぶ です か?
hai, daijobu desu: reply to だいじょうぶ です か in standard Japanese (標準語)	はい、だいじょうぶ です。
yokoso: welcome greeting in standard Japanese (標準語)	ようこそ。
konichiwa: informal greeting	こにちは。
konchiwa: informal greeting	こんちわ。
heba: general greeting used in Akita Ben (秋田弁) [jpn-aki]	へば。
mame da ga: how are you? in Akita Ben (秋田弁) [jpn-aki]	まめだが？
mame da: reply to まめだが in Akita Ben (秋田弁) [jpn-aki]	まめだ。
ara: general greeting in the Aomori dialect (青森) [jpn-tsg]	あら。
ohayoo goshi: morning greeting in the Aomori dialect (青森) [jpn-tsg]	おはようごし。
waa ee na: general greeting used in Fukushima (福島) [jpn-fuk]	はええなあ。
hayai nai: morning greeting used in Fukushima (福島) [jpn-fuk]	はやいない。
gaman shokaa: general greeting used in Hachijō Hōgen (八丈方言) [jpn-hac]	がまんしょかー。
gaman shojaa: general greeting used in Hachijō Hōgen (八丈方言) [jpn-hac]	がまんしょじゃ～。
gaman shiyarokaa: general greeting used in Hachijō Hōgen (八丈方言) [jpn-hac]	がまんしやろか～。
ziya: general greeting used in Hanamaki Ben (花巻弁) [jpn-iwa]	じゃ。
ziya ziya: general greeting used in Hanamaki Ben (花巻弁) [jpn-iwa]	じゃじゃ。
ohaya gozansu: morning greeting used in Hanamaki Ben (花巻弁) [jpn-iwa]	おはよござんす。
oban gozansu: evening greeting used in Hanamaki Ben (花巻弁) [jpn-iwa]	お晩でがんす。
deshotanne: general greeting used in Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県) [jpn-kin]	でぇしょったんね。
deshotanne iyo iyo: greeting used in Hyogo after a long absence (兵庫県) [jpn-kin]	でぇしょったんね いよいよ。
deshonkassan: general greeting used in Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県)	でぇしょんかっさん。
ohayoogansu: morning greeting in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県) [jpn-iwa]	おはようがんす。
obandegansu: evening greeting in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県) [jpn-iwa]	おばんでがんす。
banji mashite: evening greeting before & after sunset in Izumo Ben (出雲弁) [jpn-izu]	晩じまして。
nanga dekki yonna: greeting used in Kagawa Prefecture (香川弁) [jpn-kaw]	なんがでっきょんな?
nanti ya dekki yorahengana: reply to なんがでっきょんな  in Kagawa [jpn-kaw]	なんちゃでっきょらへんがな。
dekki yorude: reply to なんがでっきょんな in Kagawa Prefecture (香川弁) [jpn-kaw]	でっきょるでー。
koncharagowasu: general greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	こんちゃらごわす。
koncharagoasu: general greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	こんちゃらごあす。
koncharagozasu: general greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	こんちゃらござす。
koncharagowashita: general greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	こんちゃらごわした。
koncharagoashita: general greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	こんちゃらごあした。
koncharagozashita: general greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	こんちゃらござした 。
hayosemeyaimoshita: morning greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	はよさめやいもした。
yokabanna: evening greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	よかばんな。
yukusa: welcome greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	ゆくさ。
ikusa: welcome greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	いくさ。
yukutsa: welcome greeting in the Kagoshima (鹿児島) dialect [jpn-sat]	ゆっさ。
maido: general greeting in Kansai Ben (関西弁) [jpn-kin]	毎度。
maido ookini: general greeting in Kansai Ben (関西弁) [jpn-kin]	毎度おおきに。
oha: morning greeting used in Kuma Ben (熊本弁) [jpn-kum]	おは。
ohayogozarumasu: morning greeting used in Kuma Ben (熊本弁) [jpn-kum]	おはようござるます。
ohayosandosu: morning greeting used in Kyoto (京都弁) [jpn-kyo]	おはよう さんどす。
obandosu: nighttime greeting used in Kyoto (京都弁) [jpn-kyo]	おばんどす。
oideyasu: welcome greeting used in Kyoto (京都弁) [jpn-kyo]	おいでやす。
okoshiyasu: welcome greeting used in Kyoto (京都弁) [jpn-kyo]	おこしやす。
konchiwaa: general greeting used in the Miyagi (宮城県) dialect [jpn-sei]	こんちは。
wa e no: general greeting used in Miyazaki (宮崎)  [jpn-miy]	はえのう。
chiwaa: informal greeting greeting used in Miyazaki (宮崎) [jpn-miy]	ちわ～。
yattokame: general greeting used in Nagoya (名古屋弁) [jpn-nay]	やっとかめ。
yattokame da namo: greeting used in Nagoya after a long absence (名古屋弁) [jpn-nay]	やっとかめだなも。
najirane: general greeting used in Niigata (新潟弁) [jpn-nii]	なじらね。
dandan domo: general greeting used in Niigata (新潟弁) [jpn-nii]	だんだんどうも。
chiwaa: informal greeting in Osaka (大阪弁) [jpn-kos]	ちわ～。
moukarimakka: how are you? in Osaka, literally "how's business" (大阪弁) [jpn-kos]	もうかりまっか。
owaya usan: morning greeting in Osaka (大阪弁) [jpn-kos]	おはよ〜うさん。
bochi bochi denna: reply to もうかりまっか in Osaka (大阪弁) [jpn-kos]	ぼちぼちでんなぁ。
i anbaidesu: general greeting in the Shizuoka dialect (静岡)  [jpn-shz]	いあんばいです。
mekkari moosan: greeting used in the Tanegashima (種子島) dialect	めっかりもーさん
ohaya sama: morning greeting used in Tohoku Ben (東北弁) [jpn-toh]	おはよ さま。
konnijiwa: general greeting used in the Yamagata (山形県) dialect	こんにぢわ。

Sources

Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Japanese lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨

• More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/

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