Learn how to say thank you in Japanese
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| Introduction |
| John: Manners. In this lesson, you'll learn how to thank other people in various ways in Japanese. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the informal way to say "Thank you" in Japanese. |
| Risa: [Normal] ありがとう。(arigatō) |
| John: This expression has only one word meaning "thank you." |
| Risa: [Normal] ありがとう [Slow] ありがとう (arigatō) |
| John: Listen again to the informal word meaning "Thank you." |
| Risa: [Slow] ありがとう。 [Normal] ありがとう。 |
| John: Okay, now let's see the formal way to say "Thank you very much." |
| Risa: [Normal] どうもありがとうございます。(Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "very much." |
| Risa: [Normal] どうも [Slow] どうも (dōmo) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "thank you." |
| Risa: [Normal] ありがとう [Slow] ありがとう(arigatō) |
| John: Last is a polite phrase used to add politeness to the expression. |
| Risa: [Normal] ございます [Slow] ございます(gozaimasu) |
| John: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Thank you very much." |
| Risa: [Slow] どうもありがとうございます。 [Normal] どうもありがとうございます。 |
| John: The following is another formal way to say "Thank you very much." |
| Risa: [Normal] 本当にありがとうございます。(Hontō ni arigatō gozaimasu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "really." |
| Risa: [Normal] 本当に [Slow] 本当に(hontō ni ) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "Thank you." |
| Risa: [Normal] ありがとう [Slow] ありがとう(arigatō) |
| John: Last is a polite phrase used to add politeness to the expression. |
| Risa: [Normal] ございます [Slow] ございます(gozaimasu) |
| John: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Thank you very much." |
| Risa: [Slow] 本当にありがとうございます。 [Normal] 本当にありがとうございます。 |
| John: Finally is a formal way to say "Thanks for everything." |
| Risa: [Normal] いろいろありがとうございます。(Iroiro arigatō gozaimasu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "various." |
| Risa: [Normal] いろいろ [Slow] いろいろ(iroiro) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "Thank you." |
| Risa: [Normal] ありがとう [Slow] ありがとう(arigatō) |
| John: Last is a polite phrase used to add politeness to the expression. |
| Risa: [Normal] ございます [Slow] ございます(gozaimasu) |
| John: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Thanks for everything." |
| Risa: [Slow] いろいろありがとうございます。 [Normal] いろいろありがとうございます。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Risa: In Japanese, we often say dōmo, instead of "thank you." However, it's the most casual way of saying “thank you” and sometimes it even sounds very rude. So you have to be careful when you use it. |
Outro |
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| John: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson! |
| Risa: またね！(mata ne!) |
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