Can-do goal

I can choose and use a basic greeting appropriate to the time and situation.

Scene first

Imagine meeting a teacher in the morning, entering a shop, or meeting someone for the first time. Japanese greetings depend on time, relationship and situation.

Core expressions

• おはようございます — polite morning greeting
• こんにちは — daytime greeting
• こんばんは — evening greeting
• はじめまして — used only when meeting for the first time
• よろしくおねがいします — closes an introduction and expresses goodwill

Politeness and culture

おはよう is casual; おはようございます is safer with teachers, colleagues and unfamiliar adults. こんにちは is not normally used as a telephone greeting. A small bow may accompany a greeting, but the language choice matters more than memorising a fixed bow angle.

Can-do task

Choose suitable expressions for morning, daytime, evening and a first meeting. Then say a two-line first greeting aloud without reading.