Greeting with person whom you meet for the first time
The feature of Japanese people's greeting is a point that the body doesn't come in contact.
They bow first keeping a constant distance with you, and they talk with you.
They will repeat the depth and the respectful bow many times while talking.
This is peculiar Japanese "Expression of the respect" though the foreigner who visited Japan seems to feel the sense of incongruity.
Moreover, Japanese people will frequently use the word "DOUMO[どうも]" as one of the "Expression of the respect".
Please don't worry because these are our habits.
Japanese & Pronunciation |
English |
| はじめまして。 hajime mashite. |
Nice to meet you. |
| こんにちは。 konnichiwa. |
Hello. Hi. Good afternoon . |
| ようこそ。 youkoso. |
I'm glad you could come |
| よくいらっしゃいました。 yoku irasshai mashita. |
It's really nice of you to come. |
| ようこそいらっしゃいました。 youkoso irasshai mashita. |
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English |
Japanese |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Nice to meet you. | はじめまして。 hajime mashite. |
|
| Hello. Hi. Good afternoon . |
こんにちは。 konnichiwa. |
|
| I'm glad you could come | ようこそ。 youkoso. |
|
| It's really nice of you to come. | よくいらっしゃいました。 yoku irasshai mashita. |
|
| ようこそいらっしゃいました。 youkoso irasshai mashita. |
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