Japanese - greetings

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Greetings and phrases for meeting / leaving people or situations

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お先に失礼します

おさきにしつれいします
pardon me for leaving (first)
used when leaving a workplace while others remain

先 : before (timewise)
失 : permanent loss
礼 : polite

失礼します

しつれいします
excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon

お先(に)

おさきに
ahead, before, previously

おはようございます

good morning
may be used more generally at any time of day

こんにちわ

hello; good day; good afternoon
daytime greeting

こんばんわ

good evening

さようなら

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

じゃあ、また

see you (later, another time)

じゃあ: then; well; so; well then
また : again; once more; once again; another time
also; too; as well; likewise

挨拶
挨拶をします

1 : あいさつ
2 : あいさつをします
greetings

どうもありがとうございます
どうもありがとうございました

thank you very much

すみません

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon
thank you

別れる
別れる時

1 : わかれる
2 : わかれるとき
1 : to part, to separate, to leave
2 : time to part, to leave or separate

お疲れ様でした

おつかれさまでした
thank you for your hard work; good work, see you; goodbye

疲 : tired
お疲れ : thanks (for coming, helping, etc.)
様 : Mr.; Mrs.;

初めまして

はじめまして
nice to meet you

どうぞよろしく (おねがいします)

pleased to meet you; how do you do, my regards

ご機嫌のほど如何でございましょうか
or
ご機嫌如何でしょうか

ごきげん / の / ほど / いかが / で / ございましょうか
how are you? - business - formal

機嫌 : humour; humor; temper; mood;
如何 : how; in what way; how about

調子はどうですか

ちょうし / は / どうですか
how are you? - friends

調子 : tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm

調 : tone
子 : child

お願いします

おねがいします
please, request; favour

願 : wish
お願い : polite + please

どういう意味ですか

どういういみですか
what does it mean?

~ってどういう意味ですか
what does ~って mean?

どういう : somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

意味 : いみ : meaning;

意 : idea
味 : flavor

お待たせしました

おまたせしました
thank you for waiting;
sorry to have kept you waiting

お大事に

おだいじに
take care of yourself; get well soon

大 : large
事 : occurence

おいくつですか

how old are you?