Learning Japanese

Are you thinking of working in Japan?  I'll teach you basic Japanese you'll be using everyday when working in Japan.

Good Morning / Magandang Umaga Po

• "Ohayogozaimas" - You'll use this in the morning when you go to office. Greet everyone you see, guards, officemates, bosses even persons whom you didn't know personally. You'll be surprised that they will respond like you've known each other for a while.
  

* "Ohayo" is equivalent to good morning but is less polite and is mostly used by bosses in the office. It's like saying "Good Morning! / Magandang Umaga!", so you'll be safe using "Ohayogozaimas".

Hi!Hello! / Kamusta!

• "Konichiwa" - Most general greeting you'll be using. This greeting has a time frame and starts at about 10:00AM upto about 4:00PM in the afternoon. You can also use this when you meet  someone you know while in the market, mall, parks, etc..
  

Good Evening / Magandang Gabi

• "Konbanwa" - Since you won't be greeting most of your officemates in the office at night, you'll generally use this when meeting someone you know while going home. You'll mostly hear this word when you go to restaurants, bars, ramen shops, etc.. at night.
  

Sorry i'll go ahead / Pasencia Mauna na po ako

• "Osaki ni Shitsurei Shimas" - You'll use this before you go home. This is very important because it's rude when you leave the office without saying that you're going home. Most of your officemates will stay in office longer than you'll thought. So be prepared.
  

* less polite form is "Osaki ni", it's shorter but it's like saying "I'll leave / Alis na ko".

I'm sorry / Paumanhin po.

• "Gomenasai" - If you do a lot of mistakes, be sure that you remember this word. Saying this word will ease penalties. But don't be complacent, in a Japanese company, you are expected not to make mistakes. Or practically, you should make less mistakes. It's very different from what you'd expect. Trust me.
  

* The most commonly used word for sorry is "sumimasen" you'll be hearing this word most of time. "Gomenazai" has more politeness level than "sumimasen".

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* For reference,  actual romaji/hiragana is as follows:

1. Ohayougozaimasu / おはようございます 

2. Konnichiwa / こんにちは

3. Konbanwa / こんばんは

4. Osaki ni Shitsureishimasu / おさきにしつれいします

5. Gomenasai / ごめんなさい