How are you?'' in japanese

I thought I knew my Japanese greetings before moving to Japan. However, I just realized that nowadays I use totally different phrases to say hello to my friends and when greeting my coworkers in Japanese.

So here is how to say hello in Japanese in casual, formal, and semi-formal situations.

The most common ways to say “Hello” in Japanese are “Konnichiwa” (こんにちは) throughout the day, “Ohayou Gozaimasu” (おはようございます) in the morning, and “Konbanwa” (こんばんは) in the evening.

“A, (name)”, “Yahhoo”, “Osu”, and “Haroo” are casual Japanese greetings that can be used to greet people you know well.

It might be shocking to hear but the most classic Japanese greeting “Konnichiwa” is actually the one I use the least.

Thank you in japanese

There are so many other more common ways to greet people in Japanese and the best choice really depends on the situation. Below you can find 26 different ways to say hello in Japanese including greetings for close friends, male friends, coworkers, and on the phone.

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Konnichiwa – Hello, Good Afternoon (formal)

Konnichiwa (こんにちは) is the most basic Japanese greeti