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How Do You Say 'Thank You' In Japanese?

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    There is more that one way to say 'thank you' in Japan and it depends upon the particular area at which you are at particular time. One of the most famous term that is used to convey the idea of 'thank you' is 'Arigato'. Sometimes some people exactly want to convey the idea of thanks but they have their own way to convey the same idea. The term is ''Arigato gozaimasu' and when you translate the term exactly in the English language it stands for 'act of thanks not ended'.
          
    Some other areas of Japan have their own way to convey the same idea and when you are in Osaka you can use the word 'ookini' while some parts of Japan use the term 'Domo Arigato' to convey the idea of thank you.
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    Vicky 

    answered 3 years ago

      All of Vickys answers are correct. You can never go wrong with saying "Doomo Arigato Gozaimasu" Roughly translated to "Thank You Very Much".
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      Eireannach 

      answered 8 months ago

        There are 4 ways to say it (as far as I can think of)

        どうもありがとうございます(doumo arigatou gozaimasu)

        ありがとうございます(arigatou gozaimasu)

        ありがとう(arigatou)

        どうも(doumo)

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        Japanese99 

        answered 10 months ago

        ''Arigato gozaimasu'  Arigato

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        Guest

        Guest 

        answered 8 months ago

        Hi yuri nice meeting you and thanks for dropping by have a nice day
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        Guest 

        answered 9 months ago

          Domo arigato mr roboto
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          Guest

          Guest 

          answered 8 months ago

          I think that it is domo arigato
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          Hippie-ilm 

          answered 8 months ago

          DOMO ARIGATO MR.ROBATO DOMO domo *beep* *beep* *beep* DOMO domo *beep* *beep* *beep*
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          Purenite 

          answered 7 months ago

          Eireannach is correct, but the pronunciation is not obvious.  "Domo Arigato Gozaimasu" is pronounced:
            Doh moh ah ree gah toe goes aye ah mus (the last "u" is silent)  
          But, as in the USA, there are regional accents, Rural Japanese might pronounce the "u" at the end.  The real key to making it sound good, though, is to avoid putting any accent on any one syllable - pronounce all the syllables with the same emphasis.  In common conversation, one would rarely use all three words and, in fact, any one of these can be used alone to say "thanks".
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          Guest 

          answered 7 months ago

          M3tal your retarded. Its chang ching pow chong. XD
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          Xgunnerx 

          answered 7 months ago

            'Thank you' in Japanese is said as 'Arigato.' Pronounced, (Are-ee-gah-toe)
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            Guest

            Guest 

            answered 7 months ago

            Arigato=thank you
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            Guest 

            answered 7 months ago

            I am half Japanese so this is true!
            Thankyou in Japanese is "Aligato"
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            Beechan 

            answered 2 months ago

            (most polite)Doomo Arigatou gozaimasu
            (informal)Doomo
            Arigatou
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            Guest

            Guest 

            answered 2 months ago

            Domo arigato mr roboto...
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            Nomad1 

            answered 8 months ago

              Ching chang chong pow
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              M3tal 

              answered 8 months ago

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