Formal to Family
Care · Family · Communication
今日はとてもお元気でいらっしゃいます。 — They are doing very well today. (Care · Family · Communication, Formal to Family, JLPT N3)
You
今日はとてもお元気でいらっしゃいます。
きょうはとてもおげんきでいらっしゃいます。
They are doing very well today.
Romaji: Kyō wa totemo ogenki de irasshaimasu. / Reply Romaji: Sore wa anshin shimashita. Arigatō gozaimasu.
Reply
それは安心しました。ありがとうございます。
それはあんしんしました。ありがとうございます。
That's a relief to hear. Thank you so much.
Gesture & etiquette
Make brief, natural eye contact with the family member; speak in a calm, warm tone — not overly clinical; if meeting in person, bow slightly at the start and end of the update; offer a brief, specific detail (what they enjoyed eating, an activity they liked) to make the report feel personal.
Japanese families deeply appreciate regular, positive updates about their relative's condition. Using the honorific 'いらっしゃいます' (instead of plain います) shows respect for the senior and their family, which strengthens trust and cooperation between caregiver and family.