Friendly to Colleague
Workplace · Socializing
ご昇進、本当におめでとうございます！ますますのご活躍を期待しています。 — Congratulations on your promotion! I'm looking forward to your continued success. (Workplace · Socializing, Friendly to Colleague, JLPT N4)
You
ご昇進、本当におめでとうございます！ますますのご活躍を期待しています。
ごしょうしん、ほんとうにおめでとうございます！ますますのごかつやくをきたいしています。
Congratulations on your promotion! I'm looking forward to your continued success.
Romaji: Goshoushin, hontou ni omedetou gozaimasu! Masumasu no gokatsuyaku o kitai shite imasu. / Reply Romaji: Arigatou. Korekara mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Reply
ありがとう。これからもよろしくお願いします。
ありがとう。これからもよろしくおねがいします。
Thank you. I look forward to continuing to work with you.
Gesture & etiquette
Bright smile, warm energy. If close enough, light handshake or pat on shoulder (gender-appropriate norms). If formal, a small bow (15 degrees) accompanying the congratulations. Make it feel celebratory, not transactional.
Congratulating a colleague's promotion (shoushin) should mix sincere joy with forward-looking encouragement. 'Masumasu' (more and more / increasingly) signals you expect even greater things — a flattering compliment. Avoid asking salary or specific role details — those are private. Often paired with a small celebratory drink or treat ('osewa ni naru no de okogeran' = since I'll be in your care, let me treat you).