The Greeting You'll Say 20 Times a Day in Japan (It Changes by the Hour)
To say hello / good day in Japanese, say こんにちは (konnichiwa).
Walk into any shop in Japan and the staff greet you before you've taken two steps. Here's the one word to greet them back.
こんにちは
konnichiwa
hello / good day
In this video
- こんにちは konnichiwa The all-day greeting is 「こんにちは」. Use it any time from late morning to early evening.
- こんにちは konnichiwa Hello. / Good day.
- おはようございます、こんにちは、こんばんは ohayō gozaimasu, konnichiwa, konbanwa Good morning, hello, good evening.
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