挨拶 - あいさつ - aisatsu

こんにちは - koNnichiha Hello , Hi
おはよう - ohayou
おはようございます- ohayou gozai masu †		 Good morning
こんばんは - koNbaNha Good evening
おやすみなさい -  oyasuminasai Good night
さようなら - sayounara Good-bye, bye
じゃ、また - ja, mata See you later
 
どうぞ -  douzo Please
ありがとう - arigatou
ありがとうございます arigatou gozaimasu*
ありがとうございました arigatou gozai mashi ta**		 Thank you
どういたしまして - douitashimashite      Your welcome
すみません - sumimaseN²
すみませんでした - sumimaseN deshita³		 Excuse me
ごめんなさい - gomeNnasai Sorry
おめでとうございます - omedetou gozai masu Congratulations

† formal
* (formal) use this phrase when you thank someone for what they just did or are doing.
**(formal) use this phrase when you thank someone for what they did in the past.
² (formal) use this phrase when you are excusing yourself for something you just did or are doing.
³ (formal) use this phrase when you are excusing yourself for something you did in the past.

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