Japanese People Don't Say 'Bye' When They Leave. They Say This.
To say I'm heading out (and coming back) in Japanese, say いってきます (ittekimasu).
There's no 'bye' when you walk out the door in Japan. There's a promise to come back.
いってきます
ittekimasu
I'm heading out (and coming back)
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- いってきます。 ittekimasu. I'm heading out.
- いってらっしゃいませ。 itterasshaimase. Off you go, see you soon.
Why this phrase
The daily leaving-the-house phrase いってきます, said stepping out of a ryokan, a guesthouse, or a friend's home. It literally means I'll go and come back, which is why nobody uses さようなら at the door. Mostly-English framing around one phrase, with the reply you'll hear called out so it doesn't catch you off guard.
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