じゃあね
jā ne
In Japanese, "bye on the phone" is said as じゃあね (jā ne).
じゃあね is a casual way to say goodbye to someone when ending a telephone conversation.
Which one should you use?
The informal expression じゃあ、また is used when you expect to meet or talk to the person again soon. In contrast, for a formal phone call or to politely excuse yourself from a conversation, you should use 失礼します.
How do you pronounce it?
jā ne
Did you know?
- While じゃあね is common among friends, many Japanese people use お疲れ様です ('you are tired') to end professional calls, acknowledging the other person's hard work.
- The word じゃあ in じゃあね is actually a contraction of それでは, which is a formal way of saying 'well then'.
- In Japanese culture, it is common to stay on the line and wait for the other person to hang up first, especially in polite contexts, rather than ending the call immediately after saying 失礼します.
Examples in context
- 失礼します。お時間いただきありがとうございました。Excuse me. Thank you for your time.
- じゃあね、また明日。jaa ne, mata ashita.Bye, see you tomorrow.
- うん、じゃあね。un, jaa ne.Yeah, bye.
- じゃあね、おやすみ。jaa ne, oyasumi.Bye, good night.
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are chatting on the phone late at night.
- 陽太 Yotaそろそろ寝るね。sorosoro neru ne.I'm going to sleep soon.
- 美咲 Misakiわかった。じゃあね、陽太。wakatta. jaa ne, Yota.Okay. Bye, Yota.
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあね、美咲。おやすみ。jaa ne, Misaki. oyasumi.Bye, Misaki. Good night.
- 美咲 Misakiおやすみなさい。oyasuminasai.Good night.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry じゃあね, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
