Useful daily expressions

おはようございますOhayōgozaimasu

こんにちはKonnichiwa

こんばんはKonbanwa

おやすみなさいOyasuminasai

では、また　OR　じゃ、また

Dewa mata Ja mata

さようならSayōnara

おさきに　しつれいします

おつかれさまでしたOsaki ni shitsurei shimasuOtsukaresama deshita

いってきますいってらっしゃい

IttekimasuItterasshai

ただいまおかりなさい

TadaimaOkarinasai

いただきます

Itadakimasu

ごちそうさまでした Gochisōsama

deshita

おめでとう　ございます Omedetō

gozaimasu

どうも　ありがとう　ございますDōmo arigatō

gozaimasu

どういたしまして

Dōitashimashite

すみませんSumimasen

ちょっと　まって　ください Chotto matte

kudasai

もう　いちど　おねがいしますMō ichido

onegaishimasu

どうぞ　おさきにDōzo osakini

き　を　つけてKi o tsukete

おだいじにOdaijini

Imagine you are staying in a hotel in Japan and you are meeting some of your friends for lunch.

What useful expression could you use in each situation?

1. In the morning you go to your hotel reception2. The receptionist gives you directions, you leave3. You meet your Japanese friend at lunchtime4. Your other Japanese friend calls to cancel and says he

is sick5. You open the restaurant door for your friend.6. You are about to eat in a restaurant7. You find out your friend graduated from university8. Your friend is going snowboarding this weekend9. Your friend says a difficult Japanese word very quickly10.You spill your drink on your waiter11.You finished eating, you call the waiter to pay 12.Your friend thanks you for paying for the meal13.The next time you will meet your friend is in a few

weeks14.You return to the hotel and greet the hotel

receptionist