こんにちは、お父さん
konnichiwa, otousan
To say "hello daddy" in Japanese, use こんにちは、お父さん (konnichiwa, otousan).
The phrase is a greeting used by a child to address their father. The term お父さん specifically means father, but it is also used as a polite way to address a father who is not one's own in social contexts.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard greeting is こんにちは、お父さん. For a morning greeting, you can use the formal おはようございます、お父さん or the informal おはよう、お父さん. You can also use the informal やぁ、お父さん to say "Hey, Daddy". Very young children often use the loanword パパ to say "daddy" instead of お父さん.
How do you pronounce it?
konnichiwa, otousan
Did you know?
- While お父さん is used to address one's own father, a person speaking about their father to a stranger will often switch to the humble term 父 to avoid sounding boastful.
- While こんにちは is a standard 'hello', it is actually a shortened version of a much longer phrase that originally meant 'today is…'.
- In many Japanese households, children do not use a greeting like 'hello' when entering a room to find their father, but instead use a phrase like ただいま which means 'I am home'.
Examples in context
- おはようございます、お父さん。昨日の野球の試合、楽しかったです。Good morning, Daddy. Yesterday's baseball game was fun.
- やぁ、お父さん！夕食、何にしようかな？Hey, Daddy! What should we have for dinner?
- こんばんは、お父さん。今日は疲れたので、早く寝ます。Good evening, Daddy. I'm tired today, so I'm going to bed early.
Example conversation
Misaki greets her father when he returns home from work.
- 美咲 Misakiこんにちは、お父さん！Konnichiwa, otousan!Hello, daddy!
- 健太 Kentaただいま、美咲。Tadaima, Misaki.I'm home, Misaki.
- 美咲 Misakiおかえりなさい！Okaerinasai!Welcome back!
- 健太 Kentaありがとう。Arigatou.Thank you.
