Bye for now
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 62 of 68Greetings, thanks and sorry
Lets you say goodbye to a friend you will see again soon.
- mata nesee you; bye
- jaa matasee you then; bye for now
- mata ashitasee you tomorrow
- mata ato desee you later (today); talk later
- baibaibye-bye
Mix-ups sayounara sounds final; mata ne is the friendly default.
mata ne
see you; bye
The everyday goodbye between friends and family; answer with mata ne or jaa ne.
Jaa ne is just as common. With people you speak desu/masu to, say shitsurei shimasu instead.
jaa, mata ne. kaettara renraku suru.
Okay, see you. I'll message you when I get home.
じゃあ、またね。帰ったら連絡する。
Written またねWho you say it and hear itHeard 435× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
jaa mata
polite dewa mata
see you then; bye for now
Said as you split up, often right after making plans, to someone you'll see again.
With a boss or client, shitsurei shimasu is safer than dewa mata.
jaa mata, raishuu no kin'youbi ni ne.
See you then, next Friday.
じゃあまた、来週の金曜日にね。
dewa mata, kin'youbi ni oai shimashou.
Until Friday, then.
ではまた、金曜日にお会いしましょう。
Written じゃあまた · ではまたWho you say it and hear itHeard 181× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
mata ashita
see you tomorrow
Said when you'll meet again the next day: classmates, coworkers, friends.
Swap in other times: mata raishuu (next week), mata ato de (later today).
ja, mata ashita. chikoku shinaide ne.
See you tomorrow. Don't be late.
じゃ、また明日。遅刻しないでね。
mata ashita mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
See you tomorrow, and thanks in advance.
また明日もよろしくお願いします。
Written また明日 · またあしたWho you say it and hear itHeard 236× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
mata ato de
polite mata nochihodo
see you later (today); talk later
When you'll meet or talk again the same day.
Not for 'see you someday'; that's mata kondo or mata ne.
ima isogashii kara, mata ato de ne.
I'm busy right now, so later, okay?
今忙しいから、また後でね。
mata nochihodo renraku shimasu.
I'll get back to you later.
また後ほど連絡します。
Written また後で · またあとで · また後ほどWho you say it and hear itHeard 312× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
baibai
bye-bye
Light, cute goodbye among friends and to kids, usually with a wave.
Adults say it too, women more than men; never to a boss or customer.
baibai! mata asobou ne.
Bye! Let's hang out again.
バイバイ！また遊ぼうね。
Written バイバイ · ばいばいWho you say it and hear itHeard 327× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles