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Aisatsu…Japanese Greetings. For starters, here's a list of common greetings and useful expressions.







· Hajimemashite is used only when you meet someone for the first time. · Oyasuminasai is used when going to bed but not when leaving a friend's house at night. · T here are different ways of saying 'thank you'...arigatoo (thanks), arigatoo gozaimasu (thank you), and domo arigatoo gozaimasu (thank you very much). · Ittekimasu! Say this when you leave the house for school. It means "I'm going out but will be back." When you get home, you say ‘tadaima’, which means "I've returned."