Greeting at an entrance of a house-Making a visit| Japanese Phrases

■Script

お邪魔(じゃま)します

-ojama shimasu

-Thank you for inviting me.(when you enter someone’s house)

 

■Words/Grammars

・邪魔(じゃま) jama|bother, disturb

・失礼(しつれい) shitsurei|rudeness, sorry

 

[Greeting at an entrance of a house/office]

・お邪魔(じゃま)しました ojama shimashita|
Thank you for inviting me.(when you leave someone’s house)

・失礼(しつれい)します shitsurei shimasu|
Can I come in? (when you enter someone’s office)

・失礼(しつれい)しました shitsurei shimashita|
Thank you very much for your time(when you leave someone’s office)

 

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<<Today’s question from Chika sensei>>

友達を家によく招きますか?

 

-ともだちをいえによくまねきますか?

-tomodachi o ie ni yoku manekimasuka?

-Do you usually invite friends to your house?

*招(まね)く|invite

 

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