Ending a hangout
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 66 of 68Greetings, thanks and sorry
Lets you wrap up time together warmly and stay in touch.
- kyou wa arigatouthanks for today
- mata asobou nelet's hang out again
- ki o tsukete kaette neget home safe
- tsuitara rain shitetext me when you get home
- rain shitemessage me (on LINE); text me
Mix-ups tsuitara rain shite (text me when you get home) and rain shite (message me) differ only by the first word.
kyou wa arigatou
polite kyou wa arigatou gozaimashita
thanks for today
Said when parting after time together, and often again by text that night; reply 'kochira koso' (likewise).
The polite form uses past gozaimashita because the event is over.
kyou wa arigatou. sugoku tanoshikatta.
Thanks for today. I had a great time.
今日はありがとう。すごく楽しかった。
kyou wa hontou ni arigatou gozaimashita.
Thank you so much for today.
今日は本当にありがとうございました。
Written 今日はありがとう · きょうはありがとう · 今日はありがとうございましたWho you say it and hear itHeard 17× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
mata asobou ne
polite mata asobimashou ne
let's hang out again
A warm goodbye between friends after spending time together.
Asobu covers adults hanging out, not just kids playing.
kyou tanoshikatta! mata asobou ne.
Today was fun! Let's hang out again.
今日楽しかった！また遊ぼうね。
kyou wa tanoshikatta desu. mata asobimashou ne.
Today was fun. Let's get together again.
今日は楽しかったです。また遊びましょうね。
Written また遊ぼうね · またあそぼうね · また遊びましょうねWho you say it and hear itHeard 1× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
ki o tsukete kaette ne
polite ki o tsukete okaeri kudasai
get home safe
Said to someone heading home, especially at night or in bad weather; answer un, arigatou.
Ki o tsukete alone means take care, or watch out.
mou kurai kara, ki o tsukete kaette ne.
It's dark now, so get home safe.
もう暗いから、気をつけて帰ってね。
ame ga tsuyoi node, ki o tsukete okaeri kudasai.
It's raining hard, so get home safely.
雨が強いので、気をつけてお帰りください。
Written 気をつけて帰ってね · きをつけてかえってね · 気をつけてお帰りくださいWho you say it and hear itHeard 6× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
tsuitara rain shite
polite tsuitara rain shite kudasai
text me when you get home
Said when parting at night so you know they got home safe; answer 'un, suru ne'.
LINE is Japan's main messaging app, so 'rain suru' means 'to text'; 'renraku shite' (get in touch) works for any app.
ki o tsukete ne. tsuitara rain shite.
Get home safe. Text me when you're back.
気をつけてね。着いたらLINEして。
otsukaresama deshita. tsuitara rain shite kudasai ne.
Thanks for today. Please message me when you get home.
お疲れさまでした。着いたらLINEしてくださいね。
Written 着いたらLINEして · ついたらラインして · 着いたらLINEしてくださいWho you say it and hear itHeard 14× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
rain shite
polite rain kudasai
message me (on LINE); text me
LINE is Japan's main messaging app; said at a goodbye or when you want an update.
LINE works as a suru verb: rain suru, rain shita. Meeru shite is the older email version.
tsuitara rain shite ne.
Message me when you get there.
着いたらLINEしてね。
nanika attara rain kudasai.
Message me if anything comes up.
何かあったらLINEください。
Written LINEして · ラインして · LINEくださいWho you say itHeard 2× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles