How to Say ‘Good morning.’ in Japanese
おはようございます。
ohayou gozai masu
[oh-HAH-yoh goh-zah-ee masu]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In many Japanese workplaces this is the standard greeting when you first see coworkers, even well into the afternoon on some shift schedules. It's polite enough for your boss, and close colleagues often shorten it to おはよう (ohayō).
Phrase Breakdown
おはよう
ohayou
[oh-HAH-yoh]
good morning
Morning greeting; in restaurants it is often used as the first greeting of a shift at any time.
おはよう、田中さん。
Good morning, Tanaka.
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
to exist; polite support word
Part of the polite phrase for thanking someone formally.
本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for giving me your time today.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite form
Adds politeness to verbs.
コーヒーをくださいませ。
Please give me a coffee.
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