Welcome back in japanese

[letslearn]

Hi All,
Can you use お帰りなさい to welcome someone back to your country?
Can I say.

オーストラリアにお帰りなさい。

よろしくお願いします

 

[Mike Cash]

It would probably work best if they speak Japanese, but I can't think of any reason why you couldn't use it.

Since it is welcoming people back to a place where the speaker feels they belong, it is probably the most heart-warming greeting you could make under the circumstances.

 

[letslearn]

It would probably work best if they speak Japanese.

That gave me quite a chuckle. Thanks mikesan. I wasn't sure if お帰り was used just for your home.

 

[Mike Cash]

That gave me quite a chuckle. Thanks mikesan. I wasn't sure if お帰り was used just for your home.

When I walk into my company at the end of a workday I say ただいま and about half お疲れxxx and half お帰り in reply.

 

[Toritoribe]

オーストラリアにお帰りなさい can be soft imperative "(Get out of here and) go back to Australia" depending on the context. You can use it, but just お帰りなさい is more common.

 

[letslearn]

Thanks toritoribesan