Lesson 2: Japanese Greetings and Phrases (aisatsu)

Most Japanese does'nt know about English so it would be very useful to know how to speak a bit of basic nihonggo. 
Todays lesson is about Japanese Aisatsu (Japanese Greetings)
These Phrases are commonly used in their everyday lives and some various greeting used according to situation, condition or season but the daily greetings are simple.
Lets learn and use it today

Lesson Two: Japanese Greetings

• ohayoo gozaimasu ---  Good morning
• konnichiwa ---  Good afternoon/day
• konbanwa ---  Good evening
• oyasuminasai ---  Good night
• Ja mata---  See you, bye
• Mata Ashita ---  See you tomorrow
• Sayoonara ---  Good Bye
• Hisashiburi---  Long time no see
• Hajimemashite ---  How do you do, Pleased to see you. To the person you meet for the  first time.
• O genki desu ka ---  How are you? usually said to the person you didnt see often. But for the people you met everyday, ohayoo, konnichiwa etc are most commonly used.

Listed below are samples of Phrases when it comes to weather, conditions, etc

• Atsui desu ne ---  Its hot, Isnt it?
• Samui desu ne--- Its cold, Isnt it?
• Ii tenki desu ne--  Its a fine day , Isnt it
• kumori desu ne--- Its cloudy, Isnt it?
• Ame ga futte imasu ne--- Its raining, Isnt it?

Listed below are samples of greetings or phrases when it comes to situations etc.

• Gomenasai ---  Im sorry, casual expression of apology. 
• Sumimasen ---  Excuse me, Sorry
• Itte kimasu--- Said when you go out/leave (from your house or someones house). 　Ittekimasu is actually made up of two parts, itte (I’m going) and kimasu (I will come). Therefore, a more full translation might be “I’m leaving, and I will come back. 
• Itte rasshai --- An answer to ittekimasu.literally means, “Go and come back.” The nuance is that they will come home safely, hence “have a safe trip” is the best English translation. 
• Tadaima ---  Said when you got home. Literally means "Im home"
• Okaeri --- An answer to Tadaima, Literally means "welcome Home"
• O-saki ni shitsurei shimasu--  When you leave office earlier than others
• Otsukaresama deshita---  Thanks for your hard work. Usually said when you finish working all together or when someone else say it you and the feeling is mutual
• ki o tsukete  ---  be careful, or take care, or if someone will go to travel like "have a nice trip"
• Omedetou gozaimasu --- congratulations
• Gambatte! ---  Good luck, Do your best, Try hard

These are just basic nihonggo greetings and theres a lot more as you go along with your studies.

As you've probably noticed, people in Japan also greet each other by bowing. A small head nod is a considered casual and is used when greeting family or friends. When greeting a superior, it is a sign of respect to use a deep, longer bow: roughly a 90-degree bend at the waist. Most Japanese people don't expect foreign travelers to understand bowing etiquette and so will usually accept a nod of the head or a handshake.

Thats all for me today

Sore de wa mata! See you all next time!!!