いらっしゃい
いらっしゃい · irasshai · JLPT N3 · expression
welcome
🍣🏮 From いらっしゃる, the honorific verb for come: you have come, welcome
Shop staff shout the fuller いらっしゃいませ as you walk in. いらっしゃい is the shorter, friendlier form you hear in family restaurants or at a friend's door. Sound hook: ee-rah-SHY, a warm greeting for a shy guest.