Visiting someone’s home
I felt like I keep forgetting this (cuz I don’t have some Japanese home to visit 🤣)
AI helps a lot by just giving me some image to link the phrase to in this case.
Host: どうぞ、上がってください （あがってください）
Visitor: お邪魔します
README FIRST: as pointed out by @nihongoforit, the images above are misleading, so please disregard them.
Other phrases related to visiting:
- ごめんください – let the host know that you’re here, so happens before お邪魔します
- つまらないものですが、どうぞ – bringing a small gift when visiting
So to put it all together as the guest:
- ごめんください – outside the door
- お邪魔します – stepping across 玄関 げんかん
- つまらないものですが、どうぞ – handling the gift over after entering, where the host can take the thing
Reference
School Blog | Japanese Language School in Japan – NILS
What is the meaning of “つまらない物ですが、どうぞ。”? – Question about Japanese