Those phrases you hear a lot ~Greetings~

おはようございます。The weather has been awful here. But since i'm an indoor type, it has never felt more like home. Speaking of weather, Japanese absolutely looove talking about weather. Want some proof? Re-watch all those animes whose plot you'll never experience IRL. So if you ever encounter a wild Japanese in their not-so-natural habitat, try telling them how sunny it is! Maybe I'll cover common small talk sometime later, maybe.

Before any small talk, let's try some thing easier. Greetings. Few words and that's it. You'll be seen as a polite Weeb. Isn't that nice.

Here is a list of the most commonly used greetings.  

English	Reading	Japanese	Special Notes
Good morning ‘Morning	Ohayou Gozaimasu Ohayou	おはようございます おはよう
Good afternoon/Hello	Konnnichiwa	こんにちは
Hello	Moshi moshi	もしもし	That “Hello” in a phone call
Good evening/night	Konbanwa	こんばんは
Good night G‘Nite	Oyasuminasai Oyasumi	おやすみなさい おやすみ	That “good night” you tell your mum before going to bed.
I’m leaving	Ittekimasu	いってきます	Like, leaving your house. Not the break-up type of leaving
I’m home	Tadaima	ただいま
Welcome home	Okaerinasai	おかえりなさい
Welcome/Welcome*	Irasshai/Irasshaimase	いらっしゃい/いらっしゃいませ	The latter is used ONLY in a store, restaurant, etc
Let’s dig in	Itadakimasu	いただきます	Say it RIGHT BEFORE eating
Thanks for the meal	Gochisousama deshita	ごちそうさまでした	Say it RIGHT AFTER eating
Good bye	Sayounara	さようなら
Bye-bye	Bai bai	バイバイ
See you tomorrow	Mata ashita	また明日