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Workplace · Greeting

N3

ご無沙汰しております。その後はいかがでしょうか?お変わりないでしょうか。It's been a while. How have things been since we last spoke? I hope you're keeping well. (Workplace · Greeting, Formal to Acquaintance, JLPT N3)

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ご無沙汰しております。その後はいかがでしょうか?お変わりないでしょうか。

ごぶさたしております。そのごはいかがでしょうか?おかわりないでしょうか。

It's been a while. How have things been since we last spoke? I hope you're keeping well.

Romaji: Gobusata shite orimasu. Sonogo wa ikaga deshou ka? Okawari nai deshou ka. / Reply Romaji: Gobusata shite orimasu. Okagesama de genki ni shite orimasu.

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ご無沙汰しております。おかげさまで元気にしております。〇〇様もお変わりないですか?

ごぶさたしております。おかげさまでげんきにしております。〇〇さまもおかわりないですか?

It's been a while for me too. I've been well, thankfully. I hope you're the same?

Gesture & etiquette

Bow slightly (25-30 degrees for a significant absence) and maintain a warm, genuinely pleased expression; allow the other person to finish their greeting before launching into business — this reconnection ritual matters in Japan.

ご無沙汰しております' is the standard formal phrase for reconnecting after a period of no contact; the natural reply is 'おかげさまで元気にしております' (okagesama de genki ni shite orimasu = I've been well, thankfully) — this courteous exchange re-establishes the relationship before business begins.

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