MEETING
FOR THE FIRST TIME:
 はじめまして hajimemashite - meeting for the first time. Let's
start on the right foot together.
どうぞ よろしく douzo yoroshiku
- meeting for the first
time and asking favors
どうぞ よろしく
お願いします。 douzo
yoroshiku onegaishimasu - More polite than the above.
こちらこそ、
よろしく お願いします kochirakoso,yoroshiku
onegaishimasu - Same
here, nice to meet you too.
IN
EVERYDAY LIFE:
よろしく yoroshiku - The plain phrase said when asking
favors from someone.
~どうですか？ dou desu ka? - How is this? How do you like this?
~いかがですか？
ikaga desu
ka? - Same as above but
more polite.
どう言えばいいんでしょうか？ dou ieba iin deshou ka? - What should I say? (What words are
appropriate?)
ただいま tada ima - I'm home! (always said when entering
one's house)
Holidays,
Special
Occations:
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あけまして
おめでとう！ akemashite omedetou - Happy New Year!
今年も どうぞ
よろしく kotoshi mo douzo yoroshiku - This year too, show me
kindness.
(本日は) おめでとう ございます (honjitsu wa)
omedetou gozaimasu - (On this day) Congratulations!!!
どうも ありがとう
ございます。 doumo arigatou
gozaimasu. -
The long one.
ありがとう
ございます。arigatou gozaimasu. - Shorter.
ありがとう arigatou - Shorter still.
どうも doumo - Shortest.
OTHER
NON-STANDARD THANK YOUS:
毎度
ありがとう ございます。maido arigatou gozaimasu
- Used mainly in shops.
meaning: Thank you, every time.
毎度 あり
maido
ari - a shortened 'cute'
form of the above.
おおきに
ookini - Osaka dialect. Thanks.
御免なさい gomen nasai -I am sorry. Used when you did
a bad thing.
すみません
sumimasen - I am sorry; Pardon, but...
Used when you did a bad thing and when trying to get
someones attention. Excuse me...
申し訳ありません
moshi wake arimasen - I have no excuse for my bad
bahavior, sorry.
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Common Japanese Phrases (Power Japanese Series) ISBN 4-7700-2072-4
Sounding Natural in Japanese (Published by Japan Times
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And one other that I can't think of at the moment..
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