Learn how to use the sentence pattern "Thank you for doing something."
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, I'm John. |
| Risa: And I'm Risa. |
| John: And welcome to Must-Know Japanese Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 28 - Expressing Gratitude. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for expressing gratitude to someone for doing something. |
| PATTERN |
| John: For example, |
| John: "Thank you for helping me." |
| Risa: 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| Risa: [slow] 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: The pattern for expressing gratitude to someone for doing something has three elements. First, the -te form of the verb meaning "to help" . |
| Risa: 手伝って (Tetsudatte-). |
| John: Second the verb, which literally means "to give me something." |
| Risa: くれる (kureru) |
| John: in the -te form |
| Risa: くれて (kurete) |
| John: When this verb is preceded by the -te form of a verb, it means that the action is done for you or someone in your “in-group.” |
| John: Third, a phrase meaning "thank you". |
| Risa: ありがとう (arigatō). |
| John: Altogether, we have... "Thank you for helping me." |
| Risa: 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| [slow] 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) [normal] 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: The sentence pattern for expressing gratitude to someone for doing something for you in Japanese is the -te form of the main verb or verb phrase plus |
| Risa: くれて (kurete) |
| John: which means that the action is done for you or someone in your “in-group,” and finally you add: |
| Risa: ありがとう (arigatō). |
| John: So, "Thank you for helping me." would be |
| Risa: 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: So, to say "Thank you for [doing something]," remember to say the -te form of a verb or verb phrase followed by |
| Risa: くれて (kurete) |
| John: then just add |
| Risa: ありがとう (arigatō). |
| John: Here is another example meaning, "Thank you for coming." First, the -te form of the verb meaning "to come" . |
| Risa: 来て (Kite-). |
| John: Second, the -te form of the verb which literally means "to give me something." |
| Risa: くれて (kurete). |
| John: Third, a phrase meaning "thank you". |
| Risa: ありがとう (arigatō). |
| John: Altogether we have... |
| Risa: 来てくれて、ありがとう。 (Kite kurete, arigatō.) |
| [slow] 来てくれて、ありがとう。 (Kite kurete, arigatō.) [normal] 来てくれて、ありがとう。 (Kite kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: "Thank you for coming." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 来てくれて、ありがとう。 (Kite kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: How do you say, "Thank you for lending me the book." To give you a hint, "to lend" is... |
| Risa: 貸す (kasu). [slow] 貸す (kasu) . [normal] 貸す (kasu). |
| John: "Thank you for lending me the book." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 本を貸してくれて、ありがとう。 (Hon o kashite kurete, arigatō.) [slow] 本を貸してくれて、ありがとう。 (Hon o kashite kurete, arigatō.) [normal] 本を貸してくれて、ありがとう。 (Hon o kashite kurete, arigatō.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 本を貸してくれて、ありがとう。 (Hon o kashite kurete, arigatō.) |
| REVIEW |
| John: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in Japanese. Here we go. |
| John: "Thank you for helping me." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: "Thank you for coming." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 来てくれて、ありがとう。 (Kite kurete, arigatō.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 来てくれて、ありがとう。 (Kite kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: "Thank you for lending me the book." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 本を貸してくれて、ありがとう。 (Hon o kashite kurete, arigatō.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: 本を貸してくれて、ありがとう。 (Hon o kashite kurete, arigatō.) |
Outro |
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| John: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for expressing gratitude to someone for doing something., as in... |
| Risa: 手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。 (Tetsudatte kurete, arigatō.) |
| John: meaning "Thank you for helping me." |
| John: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on JapanesePod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Risa: またね！(Mata ne!). |
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