Japanese Greetings and Classroom Phrases

おはようOHAYOO

Good Morning (informal)The oo sound in Japanese is written with “ou”.

おはよう　ございますOHAYOO GOZAIMSU

Good Morning (formal)

こんにちはKONNICHI WA

Hello. HiThe particle “wa” is written as HA and it always

follows the topic of a sentence.

さようならSAYOONARA

Good-bye

-せんせいSENSEI

Sensei is attached to names of teachers, doctors and politicians to show respect.

ーさん-SAN

-SAN is a suffic attached to names. It is NEVER attached to your own name. It is used for both

males and females

はいHAIYes.

こんばんはKONBAN WA

Good eveningKonban means “tonight”

じゃあねJAA NESee you.

ーくん-KUN

-KUN is a suffix usually attached to boy’s names.