This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. English to Japanese
  3. General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Welcome

Japanese translation: ようこそ　youkoso

17:55 Mar 29, 2005
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Welcome
I need to translate a word "WELCOME" into Japanese : vertical, friendy. This is for greeting visitors.
Lana
Japanese translation:ようこそ　youkoso
Explanation:
Ex: Welcome to our home - Watashitachi no uchi e youkoso
"Youkoso" can be used alone, just like saying "Welcome!"
Selected response from:

catlover
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
Thank you! I needed a written in Japanese. I didn't undestand which one is proper oen for greeting a big group of people and you can write this board on the board. Thank you!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5ようこそ　youkoso
catlover
5 +1Irasshaimase - いらっしゃいませ
Bart B. Van Bockstaele
5歓迎
humbird


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
welcome
ようこそ　youkoso


Explanation:
Ex: Welcome to our home - Watashitachi no uchi e youkoso
"Youkoso" can be used alone, just like saying "Welcome!"

catlover
Local time: 19:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
Grading comment
Thank you! I needed a written in Japanese. I didn't undestand which one is proper oen for greeting a big group of people and you can write this board on the board. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: Absolutely. Of course, on a question such as this one, a dictionary is one's friend, don't you agree? === will & Bart - I I never said we shouldn't.
2 hrs
  -> Yep! Lately we see a lot of questions like this.......you know the ones that we don't have to think
agree  Will Matter: Yes, but we should answer the question anyhow, even if we consider it to be 'basic'. That's the purpose of KudoZ, after all.
2 hrs
  -> I agree. Thank you for your comment.
agree  Bart B. Van Bockstaele: And I agree with willmatter's comment. People who do not agree, should read the Kudoz rules.
3 hrs
agree  mstkwasa: The rules (1.1) do say you have to look at dictionaries and the internet first but an English-Japanese dictionary is not an item found in most households and the internet is - shall we say - not entirely reliable. You can always choose not to answer.
5 hrs
agree  Kurt Hammond: For a socially risky situation like this, I don't mind answering the question. How many of you throw absolute trust into what a dictionary says? The other day someone asked for displacement. I gave 排気量、someone else gave 転移.
6 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
welcome
Irasshaimase - いらっしゃいませ


Explanation:
Youkoso is good, irasshaimase is a good and politer alternative

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs 54 mins (2005-03-29 21:50:16 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

As Can suggests, there are indeed even more possibilities. \"Irasshai\" is always used in \"Konya ha misemasse!\".

Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Canada
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: You can also combine ようこそandいらっしゃいませ. いらっしゃい is sufficient if you are greeting a friend.
20 mins
  -> Thank you, Can. And I apologize if I gave you the impression I criticized you. That was most definitely *not* my intention. The people I was thinking of have not (yet?) posted anything on this page.
neutral  Manako Ihaya: Just a word of caution for the asker. Irasshaimase is used at stores/restaurants to greet customers. I think ようこそ　or 歓迎（kangei...this is written, not spoken) is what you would like to use in your case. :-)
2 hrs
neutral  Kurt Hammond: Agree with Ihaya-san. This answer is probably too polite and should only be used if your guests are paying customers. Or, as mentioned, "irasshai".
3 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
welcome
歓迎


Explanation:
ようこそ、いらっしゃいませ、どちらも間違いではないでしょう。
ですがサインなどでスペースが少なく文字数に制限があるならばこれですね。でも話し言葉か書き言葉にもよります。
書き言葉ならこれが一番よいでしょう。

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search