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10 Must Know Welcoming Words in Japanese Posted by on Dec 24, 2016 in Culture, Grammar

It’s almost Christmas time. Hope everyone is having a great time with your family and friends. Some of you might be hosting a party and welcoming your family members and close friends. It’s the time of the year when you appreciate being with your family, cherishing fun time together.

 

Here are the 10 ย must know Japanese welcoming words that you don’t want to miss. Master these and you have another set of Japanese vocabulary that you can enjoy using. ๐Ÿ™‚

 

1. ใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ€€(Irasshai, welcome!)

ใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ€ไน…ใ—ใถใ‚Šใ ใญ~ใ€€๏ผˆใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ€ใฒใ•ใ—ใถใ‚Šใ ใญ๏ฝž๏ผ‰

Irasshai, hisashiburidane, -Welcome! ย Long time no see.

 

2. ใŠๅธฐใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„๏ผˆใŠใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„๏ผ‰ใ€€(Okaerinasai, welcome home!)

ใŠๅธฐใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„ใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใ‚‚ใŠ็–ฒใ‚Œใ•ใพใงใ—ใŸใ€‚(ใŠใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„ใ€ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‚ใ€€ใŠใคใ‹ใ‚Œใ•ใพใงใ—ใŸใ€‚)

Okaeri nasai. Kyo mo otsukare samadeshita – Welcome home! Thank you for your hard work today.

 

3. ใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใ๏ผ(Yo-koso! Welcome!)

ใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€€ใ‚ใŒๅฎถใธใ€€๏ผˆใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€ใ‚ใŒใ‚„ใธ๏ผ‰

Yo-koso wagaya e. – Welcome to our house.

 

4.ใŠๅพ…ใกใ—ใฆใ€€ใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ ๏ผˆใŠใพใกใ—ใฆใ€€ใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ‰(Omachi shite ori mashita, We have been waiting for you.)

ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ€€ใŠใฟใˆใซใชใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ใ€€ใŠๅพ…ใกใ—ใฆใ€€ใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

๏ผˆใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ€€ใŠใฟใˆใซใชใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ใ€€ใŠใพใกใ—ใฆใ€€ใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผ‰

Anataga omieni naruno o omachi shite orimashita – I have been waiting for you to come over.

 

5. ใ•ใ‚ใ€€ใ•ใ‚ใ€€ใฉใ†ใžใ€€ไธญใธใ€€ใŠๅ…ฅใ‚Šใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚๏ผˆใ•ใ‚ใ€€ใ•ใ‚ใ€€ใฉใ†ใžใ€€ใชใ‹ใธใ€€ใŠใฏใ„ใ‚Šใ€€ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚๏ผ‰

Sa a sa a dozo naka e ohairi kudasai. -Please come inside.

 

6.ๅฅฅใธใ€€ใฉใ†ใžใ€‚ใŠใใธใ€€ใฉใ†ใžใ€€๏ผˆOku e do-zo. Please go all the way to the back.๏ผ‰

ๅฅฅใฎๆ–นใธใ€€ใฉใ†ใžใ€‚ใ€€ใฟใ‚“ใชใ€€ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚๏ผˆใŠใใฎใ€€ใปใ†ใธใ€€ใฉใ†ใžใ€‚ใฟใ‚“ใชใ€€ใพใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚๏ผ‰

Okuno ho e dozo. Minna matteruyo. – Please go towards the back. Everyone is waiting for you.)

 

7.ใŠไธŠใŒใ‚Šใ€€ไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€‚๏ผˆใŠใ‚ใŒใ‚Šใ€€ใใ ใ•ใ„๏ผ‰(Oagari kudasai. Please come ย up here. )

๏ผ’้šŽใธใ€€ใŠไธŠใŒใ‚Šใ€€ไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€‚๏ผˆใซใ‹ใ„ใธใ€€ใŠใ‚ใŒใ‚Šใ€€ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚๏ผ‰

Nikai e oagari kudasai – Please go upstairs.

 

8. ใšใฃใจใ€€ไผšใ„ใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚๏ผˆใšใฃใจใ€€ใ‚ใ„ใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚๏ผ‰

(Zutto aitakatta yo. I have been wanting to see you.)

 

9. ้ ใใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€€ๆฅใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ€€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚๏ผˆใจใŠใใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€€ใใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ€€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚๏ผ‰

(To-ku kara kitekurete arigato. Thank you for coming to see me from such a far away.)

 

10. ใพใŸใ€€ใŠไผšใ„ใงใใฆใ€€ใ™ใ”ใใ€€ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™๏ผใ€€๏ผˆใพใŸใ€€ใŠใ‚ใ„ใงใใฆใ€€ใ™ใ”ใใ€€ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใงใ™๏ผ๏ผ‰

Mata oai dekite sugoku ureshi desu! ย – I am so happy to see you again!

 

Merry Christmas to everyone out there! Welcome someone this Christmas using some of these Japanese welcoming words. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Born and raised in Japan. She currently lives in U.S. with her husband and two kids.