Bow when Greeting
Instead of shaking hands, the Japanese bow. We also bow to express gratitude, apologies, and requests. When you greet, you bow and say something like "ohayougozaimas" (Good morning) and the other party bows and say the same thing. You may happen to see the Japanese bow to each other many times when greeting. Do you know why?		Essential Phrases (Greetings) Ohayougozaimasu (formal) Ohayou (casual) Good morning Konnichiwa Good afternoon Konbanwa Good evening Oyasumi nasai Good night Sayounara (formal) Baibai (casual) Jaane(casual) Good bye
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