How to Say ‘Have a good day (reply)’ in Japanese
いってらっしゃい
itsu terasshai
[EET teh-RAHS-shai]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is the set reply to いってきます, said by whoever stays behind. Shop and hotel staff also use it to send customers off warmly.
Phrase Breakdown
いっ
itsu
[EET]
go
Form of iku (to go) before the te-ending.
駅に行ってください。
Please go to the station.
てらっしゃい
terasshai
[teh-RAHS-shai]
and come back (honorific)
Te-form plus irasshai, an honorific command meaning come/go; used to see someone off kindly.
気をつけて行ってらっしゃい。
Take care, see you later.
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