おかえりなさい
Also written お帰りなさい
Meanings
- Interjection welcome home (stock phrase said when someone comes home)
Example sentences
- おかえりなさい。
Welcome back. - 「おかえりなさい。今日、帰り遅かったわね」「うん。会議が予定より１時間も長引いちゃってさぁ。参ったよ」
"Hey, you're back! Long day today, huh?" "Yeah. The meeting dragged on an hour longer than it was supposed to. It sucked."
Related forms
- おかえり return (plain)