Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• ただ今, 只今

Adverb

ただいま ‎(romaji tadaima)

1. ただ今, 只今: presently, right away, right now, just now

Interjection

ただいま ‎(romaji tadaima)

1. ただ今, 只今: hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)

See also

A grid showing Japanese phrases in romaji and hiragana along with English translations for arriving or departing (e.g., a home). Includes both statements by the person coming or going and response from others in the home.

• お帰 (かえ)りなさい ‎(okaerinasai), お帰 (かえ)り ‎(okaeri)
• 行 (い)ってきます ‎(itte kimasu), いってきます ‎(itte kimasu)
• いってらっしゃい ‎(itterasshai)