Holiday greetings
Conversation phrases, Stage 3chunk 21 of 21Greetings, thanks and sorry
Lets you greet friends at Christmas and New Year.
- akemashite omedetouhappy New Year
- merii kurisumasuMerry Christmas
- yoi otoshi ohave a good New Year
- kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasuI look forward to another year with you
- kotoshi mo osewa ni narimashitathanks for everything this year
Mix-ups yoi otoshi o is said before New Year, akemashite omedetou only after.
akemashite omedetou
polite akemashite omedetou gozaimasu
happy New Year
Said from January 1 into early January, the first time you see someone; never before New Year.
Friends shorten it to akeome.
akemashite omedetou! kotoshi mo yoroshiku ne.
Happy New Year! Here's to another year.
あけましておめでとう！今年もよろしくね。
akemashite omedetou gozaimasu. kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Happy New Year. I look forward to another year with you.
あけましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いします。
Written あけましておめでとう · あけましておめでとうございますWho you say it and hear itHeard 9× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
merii kurisumasu
Merry Christmas
Said among friends and couples; in Japan Christmas Eve is a date night, not a family holiday.
Friends shorten it to merikuri.
merii kurisumasu! kore, purezento da yo.
Merry Christmas! Here's your present.
メリークリスマス！これ、プレゼントだよ。
merii kurisumasu. kore, purezento desu.
Merry Christmas. This is a present for you.
メリークリスマス。これ、プレゼントです。
Written メリークリスマス · めりーくりすますWho you say it and hear itHeard 136× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
yoi otoshi o
polite yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai
have a good New Year
Said in late December when parting from someone you won't see again before New Year.
From January 1 on, switch to akemashite omedetou.
ja, mata rainen. yoi otoshi o!
See you next year. Have a good New Year!
じゃ、また来年。よいお年を！
dewa, mata rainen. yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai.
See you next year, then. Have a happy New Year.
では、また来年。よいお年をお迎えください。
Written よいお年を · よいおとしを · よいお年をお迎えくださいWho you say it and hear itHeard 5× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu
I look forward to another year with you
New Year greeting said right after akemashite omedetou; answer with the same words, or kochira koso (same here).
Friends shorten it to kotoshi mo yoroshiku (ne).
akeome! kotoshi mo yoroshiku ne.
Happy New Year! Here's to another year.
あけおめ！今年もよろしくね。
kochira koso, kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Same here, I look forward to another year with you.
こちらこそ、今年もよろしくお願いします。
Written 今年もよろしくお願いします · ことしもよろしくおねがいしますWho you say it and hear itHeard 1× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
kotoshi mo osewa ni narimashita
thanks for everything this year
Year-end thanks to coworkers, neighbors, and friends, usually followed by yoi otoshi o.
Close friends might just say kotoshi mo arigatou.
kotoshi mo osewa ni narimashita. mata rainen ne!
Thanks for everything this year. See you next year!
今年もお世話になりました。また来年ね！
kotoshi mo osewa ni narimashita. rainen mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Thank you for everything this year. I look forward to next year.
今年もお世話になりました。来年もよろしくお願いします。
Written 今年もお世話になりました · ことしもおせわになりましたWho you say it and hear itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count