ただいま。
Tadaima.
I’m home.
- Word for word
- “Right now.” (short for ただいま帰りました)
- Politeness: Neutral
- Fixed expression that suits almost everyone, with no politeness marker to adjust.
- When you would say it
- Arriving home, or back at the office from an errand.
- Worth knowing
- The reply is おかえりなさい.