いらっしゃいませ
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Japanese
Japanese phrasebook
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Etymology
いらっしゃい (irasshai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) of the honorific verb いらっしゃる irassharu) + ませ (mase, the 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative”) of formal suffix masu).
Compare Korean 어서 오세요 (eoseo oseyo, literally “quickly come (honorific)”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
いらっしゃいませ • (irasshaimase)
- welcome
- please come on in
Usage notes
- Used by a store person to greet a customer, similarly to "hello, may I help you?"
Related terms
- いらっしゃる (irassharu)
See also
- ようこそ (yōkoso)