Learn the basic greetings & introductions in Japanese with these essential, basic Japanese words and phrases.
See the full list of Japanese Words and Phrases here.
We might be familiar with the most common greetings & introductions in Japanese but with our tutorial, there are still other basic greetings & introductions you need to know and master like our list below:
こんにちは
konnichiwa
Hello
こんにちは
konnichiwa
Hi
おはようございます
ohayo gozaimasu
Good morning
こんにちは
konnichiwa
Good afternoon
こんばんわ
konbanwa
Good evening
じゃあ、また
jah mata
See you later
元気ですか?
genkidesuka?
How are you?
元気です、
genkidesu,
Fine, thank you
あなたの名前は何ですか?
anata no namae wa nandesuka?
What’s your name?
彼の名前は何ですか?
kare no namae wa nandesuka?
What’s his name?
私は…です。
watashi wa…desu
My name is…
はじめまして
hajimemashite
Nice to meet you
おいくつですか?
oikutu desuka?
How old are you?
私は…才です。
watashi wa …sai desu
I am…years old
どこの出身ですか?
doko no shusshin desuka?
Where are you from?
勉強に来ています
benkyo ni kiteimasu
I’m here studying
仕事で来ています
shigoto de kiteimasu
I’m here working
どこに住んでいますか?
doko ni sunde imasuka?
Where do you live?
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