Polite Set-Phrases in Japanese
The polite lines Japanese people say every day 🇯🇵
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- おはようございます ohayou gozaimasu Good morning (polite)
- ありがとうございます arigatou gozaimasu Thank you very much
- すみません sumimasen Excuse me / I am sorry
- よろしくお願いします yoroshiku onegaishimasu Nice to meet you (please treat me kindly)
- 失礼します shitsurei shimasu Excuse me (entering or leaving a room)
- お疲れさまです otsukaresama desu Thanks for your hard work (to coworkers)
- いただきます itadakimasu Thanks for the food (said before eating)
- ごちそうさまでした gochisousama deshita Thank you for the meal (said after eating)
- お先に失礼します osaki ni shitsurei shimasu Excuse me, I am leaving first (at work)
- 大丈夫です daijoubu desu I am fine / no thank you
- お願いします onegaishimasu Please (when asking for something)
- どういたしまして dou itashimashite You are welcome (formal)
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