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EVERYDAY GREETINGS:

• おはよう (ございます) ohayou (gozaimasu) - Good Morning! {morning - 11 am}

• 今日は konnichi wa - Hello (lit. this day) {11am - 5 pm}
  NOTE: the は wa is spelled with Hiragana 'ha' but when used as a topic particle, it is pronounced 'wa'

• 今晩は konban wa - Good Evening (lit. this evening) {5 pm - night}

• お休み o yasumi - Good Night {it's beddy-bye time - also used when saying 'Good-bye' late at night}

• さようなら sayonara - Goodbye! (actually they use the English 'Bye-Bye' more often!)

• バイバイ bai bai - Bye-Bye

HOW ARE YOU & THANK YOU:

• お元気ですか？O-genki desu ka? - How are you?

• 元気です。 genki desu. - I'm fine

• あなたは？ anata wa? - And you?

• ありがとう arigatou - Thanks

• どうも ありがとう ございます。 doumo arigatou gozaimasu - Thank you very much

FIRST TIME

• 始めまして hajimemashite - Nice to meet you. (let's begin)

• どうぞよろしく douzo yoroshiku - Nice to meet you.

OTHER

• 久しぶり hisashiburi - It's been a long time

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