I usually say “ありがとう ございます arrigato gozaimasu” and leave.
Instead, it is polite to say "gochisosama deshita" ("thank you for the meal") when leaving.
After paying, try to say the following phrase to the staff before leaving. In Japan, after eating, it is polite and common to say "Gochisousama". Gochisousama deshita.
Enter any store or restaurant in Japan and you are almost certain to hear the same two words: “Irasshaimase konnichiwa!” (Literally, “Welcome hello!”) These earnest multisyllabic greetings from clerks are inescapable in virtually every retailer, both in big cities and small towns across the length of the country.
Watashi: 私 (わたし)
In formal situations, it's the safest choice and doesn't carry any gender nuances. In casual speech, however, わたし can give off a “feminine” feel, and it's typically only used by women. When men use it in a casual context — when talking with a friend or family — it'll sound stiff.
Meaning of お疲れ様です (Otsukaresama desu)
The closest English translation would be “thank you for your hard work”, “good work” or more simply saying that “you've worked hard”.
Japanese actually has a few different phrases for 'plastic bag'. All of them are variations on the word fukuro (袋), which means 'bag' in Japanese.
DOMO means "very". It's especially helpful when stressing appreciation or making an apology. When you buy something at a store, store clerk would say "DOMO ARIGATOU", meaning thank you "very much". You can also use DOMO as a greeting like "hello". And just saying DOMO can mean a casual way of "thank you" like thanks.
“Excuse me for leaving before you” – Osaki ni shitsureshimasu. Here's your formal phrase for leaving work. You'll say this to your boss and coworkers, and it's always polite. When you leave work, say お先に失礼します (osaki ni shitsureshimasu).
In Japan, people greet each other by bowing. A bow can ranges from a small nod of the head to a deep bend at the waist. A deeper, longer bow indicates respect and conversely a small nod with the head is casual and informal. If the greeting takes place on tatami floor, people get on their knees to bow.
Before eating, Japanese people say "itadakimasu," a polite phrase meaning "I receive this food." This expresses thanks to whoever worked to prepare the food in the meal.
When you enter restaurants and shops, you will hear all the staff say "irasshaimase" to say hello to the customer. Don't be afraid, the staff don't wait for any reply, but you can say thank you with a nod and a smile.
The Japanese consider it rude to leave food on your plate, and even more so to order more food when you haven't finished everything you've already got. This is related to one of the fundamental concepts in Japanese culture, mottainai, which is a feeling of regret at having wasted something.
だいじょうぶ (daijoubu) - “No Thanks” 違う (chigau) - “That's not right” すみません (sumimasen) - “I'm sorry/Thank you but…”
It could be expressed "FUWA FUWA". "FUWA FUWA" means light and soft.
Dachi (立:だち), the pronunciation of tachi (立:たち) when the word is second in a compound, translates to "stance," referring specifically to the body's position from the waist down.
Furo (風呂), or the more common and polite form ofuro (お風呂), is a Japanese bath and/or bathroom.
#1 Konnichiwa (こんにちは) – Hello. #2 Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます) – Good morning. #3 Konbanwa (こんばんは) – Good evening. #4 Moshi moshi (もしもし) – Hello (but only if you're on the phone or something like Skype)
Ex. コーラお願いします。 = Koura onegai shimasu. = A coke please.
Wakarimashita / wakatta
Wakarimashita (分かりました / わかりました) is one of the best ways to say okay in Japanese.
They do have a specific alphabet just for foreign words, called katakana but it still subscribes to these rules. Combine that with the fact that the Japanese language just doesn't have an L-sound (becomes an R) or a V-sound (becomes a B) and things get very difficult very quickly.