The Japanese have special greetings for special occasions. Some of these expressions are only used by certain occasions, while others are only used by certain people. For instance, the Japanese have one special expression for when a member of the family leaves for the day from home and similarly when that person returns home.
These expressions are not used in any other place. They are only used for members of “the clan” – the family, when they habitually leave or return. Members of the family never greet each other with:
こんにちは konnichiwa
It is only for strangers/visitors
These expressions Japanese people use for their own family:
When you come back home, you say:
When you come back home, someone else at home says:
When you leave, you say:
When you leave, someone else says:
Easy!
When you formally welcome special visitors, you say:
or
When you farewell visitors you say:
And these friends may communicate with a sniff …
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