When we were in Japan in July I kept hearing shopkeepers say something like
"hai dodo" when I went in or even passed by the shop. I never asked anyone
there, but am curious as to the meaning.
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Meaning of phrase "Hai do do?"
They were presumably saying "hai, douzo", which literally means something like
"yes, go ahead" but is used to mean something more like "please come in" in
this situation.
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