Essential greetings and salutations.

• KaixoHello (most common, all-purpose greeting)
• Egun onGood morning (literally 'good day')
• Arratsalde onGood afternoon
• GabonGood evening / good night (literally 'good night'; also a farewell at night)
• AgurGoodbye (standard farewell; also 'bye')
• Ikusi arteSee you (literally 'until seeing')
• Gero arteSee you later (literally 'until later')
• Bihar arteSee you tomorrow
• Ongi etorriWelcome
• Zer moduz?How are you? / How's it going? (casual)
• Ondo, eta zu?Fine, and you? (polite reply)
• Aspaldiko!Long time no see! (greeting someone after a while)