10 Must Know Welcoming Words in Japanese Posted by keiko 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. ๐
1. ใใใฃใใใใ(Irasshai, welcome!)
ใใใฃใใใใไน ใใถใใ ใญ~ใ๏ผใใใฃใใใใใฒใใใถใใ ใญ๏ฝ๏ผ
Irasshai, hisashiburidane, -Welcome! ย Long time no see.
2. ใๅธฐใใชใใ๏ผใใใใใชใใ๏ผใ(Okaerinasai, welcome home!)
ใๅธฐใใชใใใไปๆฅใใ็ฒใใใพใงใใใ(ใใใใใชใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใพใงใใใ)
Okaeri nasai. Kyo mo otsukare samadeshita – Welcome home! Thank you for your hard work today.
3. ใใใใ๏ผ(Yo-koso! Welcome!)
ใใใใใใใๅฎถใธใ๏ผใใใใใใใใใธ๏ผ
Yo-koso wagaya e. – Welcome to our house.
4.ใๅพ ใกใใฆใใใใพใใ ๏ผใใพใกใใฆใใใใพใใ๏ผ(Omachi shite ori mashita, We have been waiting for you.)
ใใชใใใใใฟใใซใชใใฎใใใๅพ ใกใใฆใใใใพใใใ
๏ผใใชใใใใใฟใใซใชใใฎใใใใพใกใใฆใใใใพใใใ๏ผ
Anataga omieni naruno o omachi shite orimashita – I have been waiting for you to come over.
5. ใใใใใใใฉใใใไธญใธใใๅ ฅใใใ ใใใ๏ผใใใใใใใฉใใใใชใใธใใใฏใใใใใ ใใใ๏ผ
Sa a sa a dozo naka e ohairi kudasai. -Please come inside.
6.ๅฅฅใธใใฉใใใใใใธใใฉใใใ๏ผOku e do-zo. Please go all the way to the back.๏ผ
ๅฅฅใฎๆนใธใใฉใใใใใฟใใชใๅพ ใฃใฆใใใ๏ผใใใฎใใปใใธใใฉใใใใฟใใชใใพใฃใฆใใใ๏ผ
Okuno ho e dozo. Minna matteruyo. – Please go towards the back. Everyone is waiting for you.)
7.ใไธใใใไธใใใ๏ผใใใใใใใ ใใ๏ผ(Oagari kudasai. Please come ย up here. )
๏ผ้ใธใใไธใใใไธใใใ๏ผใซใใใธใใใใใใใใ ใใใ๏ผ
Nikai e oagari kudasai – Please go upstairs.
8. ใใฃใจใไผใใใใฃใใใ๏ผใใฃใจใใใใใใฃใใใ๏ผ
(Zutto aitakatta yo. I have been wanting to see you.)
9. ้ ใใใใๆฅใฆใใใฆใใใใใจใใ๏ผใจใใใใใใใฆใใใฆใใใใใจใใ๏ผ
(To-ku kara kitekurete arigato. Thank you for coming to see me from such a far away.)
10. ใพใใใไผใใงใใฆใใใใใๅฌใใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใพใใใใใใงใใฆใใใใใใใใใใงใ๏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. ๐
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