In Japanese, there are a lot of set expressions that are used in various situations. When you arrive at your house, you say one thing yet when you enter someone else’s home, you say something else. Other situations include when you start and finish eating or when you’re leaving your house. I remember when I was learning Japanese, I wished that I had a handy list of such expressions. (I looked on google and couldn’t find such a list) So as a service to the Internet community, I’ll post such a list here.<\/p>\n
Eating<\/b> \uff11\uff0e\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3059<\/b> Greetings<\/b> \uff11\uff0e\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff0f\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046<\/b> Expressions for coming and going<\/b> \uff11\uff0e\u884c\u3063\u3066<\/span>\u304d\u307e\u3059<\/b> Work-related<\/b> \uff11\uff0e\u304a\u75b2\u308c<\/span>\uff0f\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8<\/span>\uff0f\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8<\/span>\u3067\u3059<\/b> Other expressions<\/b> \uff11\uff0e\u304a\u4f11\u307f<\/span>\uff0f\u304a\u4f11\u307f<\/span>\u306a\u3055\u3044<\/b> In Japanese, there are a lot of set expressions that are used in various situations. When you arrive at your house, you say one thing yet when you enter someone else’s home, you say something else. Other situations include when … Continue reading
\nBecause I’m such a fan of eating, we’ll first discuss the expressions used before and after you eat.<\/p>\n
\n– Said before a meal. Literally means, “I will receive” using the humble form of the verb “to receive”.
\n\uff12\uff0e\u3054\u3061\u305d\u3046\u3055\u307e\u3067\u3057\u305f\uff0f\u3054\u3061\u305d\u3046\u3055\u307e<\/b>
\n– Said after a meal. Literally means, “It was a feast”. \u300c\u3054\u3061\u305d\u3046\u3055\u307e\u300d is a less formal version.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nYou really ought to know these already if you’ve spend any time studying Japanese.<\/p>\n
\n– Good Morning.
\n2.\u3000\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f<\/b> \uff08The \u300c\u306f\u300d is pronounced \u300c\u308f\u300d\uff09
\n– Good Day.
\n\uff13.\u3000\u3053\u3093\u3070\u3093\u306f<\/b> \uff08The \u300c\u306f\u300d is pronounced \u300c\u308f\u300d\uff09
\n– Good Evening. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHere are some more expressions to use when you are coming or going, usually from home.<\/p>\n
\n– You say this when you go out. Literally it means, “I’ll go and then come.”
\n2.\u3000\u3044\u3063\u3066\u3089\u3063\u3057\u3083\u3044<\/b>
\n– You say this to the person leaving if you are staying behind.
\n\uff13.\u3000\u305f\u3060\u3044\u307e<\/b>
\n– Used when you come back home.
\n\uff14.\u3000\u304a\u5e30\u308a<\/span>\uff0f\u304a\u5e30\u308a<\/span>\u306a\u3055\u3044<\/b>
\n– Welcome back. \u304a\u5e30\u308a is a less formal version<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHere are two more expressions for work-related occasion.<\/p>\n
\n– Most often used as a parting expression after work. If the person is leaving, you can also say the past tense: \u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8<\/span>\u3067\u3057\u305f<\/em>. \u304a\u75b2\u308c\u3055\u3093<\/span> is also a possibility though mostly only used by middle-aged men.
\n2.\u3000\u3054\u82e6\u52b4\u69d8<\/span>\uff0f\u3054\u82e6\u52b4\u69d8<\/span>\u3067\u3059<\/b>
\n– This expression is used when somebody has finished doing some work for you. Be careful with this one because it puts you in a higher position of having requested the work. You can also say \u3054\u82e6\u52b4\u3055\u3093<\/span> though again, this is used mostly by middle-aged men.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHere’s some more that I couldn’t fit into it’s own category.<\/p>\n
\n– Good night. \u304a\u4f11\u307f is a less formal version.
\n2.\u3000\u304a\u90aa\u9b54<\/span>\u3057\u307e\u3059<\/b>
\n– When you enter somebody else’s home. Literally means, “I will intrude”.
\n3.\u3000\u5931\u793c<\/span>\u3057\u307e\u3059<\/b>
\n– Polite way to indicate you are leaving. Also used before hanging up on the phone. Literally means, “I’m doing a discourtesy. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"