♠ Greetings and Basic Expressions ♠
| ENGLISH | JAPANESE |
| Greetings | |
| Hello / Good afternoon | Konnichiwa |
| Good Morning | Ohayou gozaimasu. |
| Good Evening | Konbanwa |
| Good Night | Oyasuminasai. |
| How are you? | Ogenki desu ka. |
| Fine, thank you. | Genki desu. |
| How have you been? | Ikaga deshita ka. |
| How are you doing? | Ikaga desu ka. |
| Same as usual | Aikawarazu desu. |
| How about you? | Anata wa ikaga? |
| How about your family? | Gokazoku wa ikaga? |
| How do you do? | Hajimemashite |
| Nice to meet you. | Douzo yoroshiku. |
| Long time no see. | Ohisashiburi desu. (Formal) Hisashiburi! |
| What's up? | Nanika atta? |
| How's everything? | Dou shiteru? |