How to Say ‘Long time no see’ in Japanese
お久しぶりです
o hisashi buri desu
[oh hee-sah-shee buri dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Between friends you can drop the お and the です and just say 久しぶり.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix that makes the expression more courteous.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
久し
hisashi
[hee-sah-shee]
long time
This part comes from a word meaning 'after a long time' or 'for the first time in a while.'
久しぶりに会いました。
I met them for the first time in a long while.
ぶり
buri
[buri]
since
Indicates a period since an event.
ぶりに会いました。
We met for the first time in a while.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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