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thank you

Japanese translation: ありがとうございます。


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:thank you
Japanese translation:ありがとうございます。
Entered by: Kaori Myatt
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05:59 Aug 28, 2002
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: thank you
thanksgiving speech
rajat
ありがとうございます。
Explanation:
Arigatou gozaimasu
or Arigatou gozaimashita
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Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 23:47
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8ありがとうございます。
Kaori Myatt
5 +2ありがとう/ありがとうございましたxxxjsl


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
ありがとうございます。


Explanation:
Arigatou gozaimasu
or Arigatou gozaimashita

Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 148
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  soramame
42 mins

agree  xxxjsl
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agree  thepooh21
2 hrs

agree  Naomi Ota
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agree  yamamoto
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agree  kotobuki
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agree  hikaru
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agree  Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ありがとう/ありがとうございました


Explanation:
Other possible answers. ありがとう, leaving out ございます, is a simpler, more colloquial expression. ありがとうございました is used for something done, e.g. to the audience that heard your speech, to a person who did something for you, etc.

xxxjsl
Local time: 06:47
PRO pts in pair: 1002

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  morrison: ありがとうis more casual,if you add ございます、then becomes more polite.
14 hrs

agree  horse
2 days7 hrs
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