How to Say ‘Thank you for today / Nice to meet you today.’ in Japanese
今日はよろしくお願いします。
kyou wa yoroshiku o negai shi masu
[kyoh wah yoh-roh-shee-koo oh neh-gah-ee shee mah-soo]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a very interview-friendly opening: [今日は] = “today,” and [よろしくお願いします] is a polite “please treat me favorably.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying this at the start signals humility and cooperation—key virtues in Japanese job-hunting etiquette.
Phrase Breakdown
今日
kyou
[kyoh]
Today
Here 今日 sets the scope: “for today / today’s occasion,” a common opening in interviews.
今日はよろしくお願いしますと最初に言いました。
I said “Thank you for today / Nice to meet you” at the beginning.
は
wa
[wah]
(topic marker)
The particle は marks the topic (read as “wa”). In greetings like 今日は…, it means “as for today…”.
今日は面接があります。
As for today, I have an interview.
よろしく
yoroshiku
[yoh-roh-shee-koo]
Kindly / Please (in a set phrase)
よろしく is used in set phrases like よろしくお願いします to express goodwill and a polite request for favorable treatment.
面接の最後によろしくと伝えました。
At the end of the interview, I conveyed “よろしく” (please treat me well).
お
o
[oh]
(honorific prefix)
お is a polite prefix attached to some words to sound more respectful (e.g., お願い).
面接ではお願いの前におを付けます。
In interviews, you attach “o” before “negai” to be polite.
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
Request / favor
願い (ねがい) means a request or favor. In お願いします, it becomes a polite request: “please.”
面接では願いをこめて話します。
In interviews, I speak with a sense of request/goodwill.
し
shi
[shee]
Do (part of verb)
し is the stem of する (“to do”). In お願いします, it helps form the polite verb “I ask/request.”
最後にお願いしますと話しながらしっかりお辞儀します。
At the end, while saying “onegaishimasu,” I bow properly.
ます
masu
[mah-soo]
(polite verb ending)
ます is the polite ending used in formal situations like interviews to make speech respectful.
面接ではますで話します。
In interviews, I speak using -masu forms.
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