Is there a set response to 『いらっしゃい！』?


So I was watching 女が階段を上る時 by Mikio Naruse late at night, and heard something
that sounded familiar. Alas, I fell asleep and returned the movie before
checking (yes there is still a rental store in my hood).

Anyway, in the movie a hostess from a rival club walks into a bar, and
receives the 『いらっしゃい！』greeting. However, I remember hearing her respond to the
greeting with another set phrase that sounded familiar yet was one I haven't
learned. Does anyone know if there is set response to 『いらっしゃい！』? I think I
might have heard it in another old movie before, but not irl.

Edit; the character say ごくろうさん, but this is not a phrase with a specific
relation to 『いらっしゃい！』. Thanks, all!




  1. If you are being greeted with an いらっしゃいませ, when entering a large shop, supermarket, bank etc., you are not expected to reply. If you feel you need to somehow acknowledge, a short nod would do.

  2. If you hear いらっしゃい, when entering someone's house, お邪魔します or 失礼します would be a standard answer. If you are entering a small shop and there are no other customer (so that the いらっしゃい(ませ) is addressed to you personally, you say something like 入ってもいいですか？ or まだやっていますか？. Of course, it is perfectly OK say the above phrases **before** being greeted.




  1. If you are being greeted with an いらっしゃいませ, when entering a large shop, supermarket, bank etc., you are not expected to reply. If you feel you need to somehow acknowledge, a short nod would do.

  2. If you hear いらっしゃい, when entering someone's house, お邪魔します or 失礼します would be a standard answer. If you are entering a small shop and there are no other customer (so that the いらっしゃい(ませ) is addressed to you personally, you say something like 入ってもいいですか？ or まだやっていますか？. Of course, it is perfectly OK say the above phrases **before** being greeted.

