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!) |
Comments
HideDid you already know any of these expressions?
Rebecca Higginsさん
Thank you so much for your comment😄
When you want to say "Thank you for everything," you can put iroiro before arigato gozaimasu 😉
Please let us know if you have any questions :)
Sincerely
Ryoma
Team JapanesePod101.com
How do you know when to use "Iroiro?"
Mikeさん
コメントありがとうございます😄
Please let us know if you have any question :)
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Ryoma
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初めまして, I see that there are two formal ways of saying "Thank you very much". What is the difference? Does one of them have a specific meaning?
Hi Max,
Thank you for posting.
We are sorry for the late reply!
Please use those "thank you" in Japanese depending on a situation.
Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com!
Cheers,
Miho
Team JapanesePod101.com
Hi Stephane,
Thank you for posting.
Please check out this lesson especially about "ARIGATŌ GOZAIMASU or ARIGATŌ GOZAIMASHITA?":
https://www.japanesepod101.com/lesson/absolute-beginner-questions-answered-by-hiroko-6-arigato-gozaimasu-or-arigato-gozaimashita/
In case of any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Cristiane (クリスチアネ)
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Thanks for this lesson! I didn't knew Iroiro or Hontoni!
I was wondering something! I have heard somewhere someone who have said arigato gozaimashita, is this correct? is there a difference from gozaimasu? more polite?
ありがとう。
どうもありがとうございます。
本当にありがとうございます。
いろいろありがとうございます。
どうも。
Hi Alex Kyung,
Thanks for the question. It's always good idea to use the polite form to older or unfamiliar person. Once your relationship with those get closer, you can use ありがとう even if they are older.
Hi Brillian Chan,
Thank you very much for posting a comment! I hope you will have a chance to use the phrase soon!
Sincerely,
Miki H
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I would like to say "Iroiro Arigatou gozaimasu".
Is it OK using ありがとう instead of ありがとうございます to the older or unfamiliar person?
Is it talking down someone when I use ありがとう?
Hi Jeannys,
Great to know you're doing well in the lessons and that you've learned a new expression :)
Should you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Cristiane (クリスチアネ)
Team Japanesepod101.com
Yes I did the only one that I didn't know was iroiro arigato gozaimasu
Hi CWillich
Thank you for your posting.
Let us know If you have a question.
Cheers,
Sono
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When I first began learning, I found it took longer when books or other used the Hepburn method of romaji then the other. Even though more often than not, the elongated vowel for something with 'o' is 'u', it is not always the case. Same with vowel extension for 'e'.
ありがとうございました
@Leoさん Thank you for your post!
“ware ware”, “moto moto”, “iro iro”. By repeating word twice, It emphasize it plural and also emphasize meaning of it's word.
Ware=I / Ware + Ware= We
Iro=Color / Iro + Iro = various or Colorful
Moto=Origin / Moto + Moto = Originally,by nature,from the start
Also these lessons may help you understand more about your question.
https://www.japanesepod101.com/category/onomatopoeia/
Cheers,
Sono
Team JapanesePod101.com
Konnichiwa!
I have a question. I hear in anime that apparently some words are repeated twice, for example "ware ware", "moto moto", now in this lesson I hear "iro iro". Is it something cultural repeating the words in Japan?
If I am hearing wrong, I dont make sense, then sumimasen.
Arigatou in advance!