Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
thank you
Japanese translation:
ありがとう (arigatou)
Added to glossary by
Katalin McClure
Apr 12, 2002 18:59
24 yrs ago
English term
Barry Horner
thank you
In everyday conversation. When expressing gratitude.
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 5 +3 | ありがとう (arigatou) |
Katalin McClure
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| 4 | ありがとう |
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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| 4 -1 | Arigato [arigato:] |
Oleg Prots
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Proposed translations
+3
9 mins
Katalin McClure
United States
United States
United States
45 years of IT experience
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, Japanese to English, Hungarian to English, and 3 more.
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ありがとう (arigatou)
There are a few versions:
ありがとう (arigatou) - casual way of saying it
ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu) - more formal way
ありがとうございました (arigatou gozaimashita) - when you thanking something done in the past
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Note added at 2002-04-12 19:12:24 (GMT)
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You can add どうも (doumo) in front of each expression to make them more polite, or to say ¥"Thank you very much¥"
ありがとう (arigatou) - casual way of saying it
ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu) - more formal way
ありがとうございました (arigatou gozaimashita) - when you thanking something done in the past
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Note added at 2002-04-12 19:12:24 (GMT)
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You can add どうも (doumo) in front of each expression to make them more polite, or to say ¥"Thank you very much¥"
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15 mins
Oleg Prots
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
18 years in translation and localization
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Russian to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English
Arigato [arigato:]
The problem is how to spell it :
a - as in brass or garden
r - as usually
i - like in kid
g - like in green
a - the same as the first
t - as usually
o - long 'o', but not 'ou'
Other possible variants:
Arigato godzaimasu
('a' is everywhere like the first one,
'u' in the end is hardly ever pronounced)
Domo arigato godzaimashita - to express gratitude and respect. Very polite form.
a - as in brass or garden
r - as usually
i - like in kid
g - like in green
a - the same as the first
t - as usually
o - long 'o', but not 'ou'
Other possible variants:
Arigato godzaimasu
('a' is everywhere like the first one,
'u' in the end is hardly ever pronounced)
Domo arigato godzaimashita - to express gratitude and respect. Very polite form.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Katalin McClure
: There is no point in arguing about pronunciation unless we attach a sound file.There're several standards of writing Japanese phonetically, I use the ICU textbook standard, where long o's written as ou. Sound Z and DZ are different.Here, Z is the correct.
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I had not the slightest intention to argue with anyone. I started writing my answer when there were no variants proposed and I was trying to give the Asker the idea of how to pronounce it. I also won't argue about spelling, but I have my opinion.
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Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
EN-TH-JP: large volume tech/buzz/legal
Native in: Thai
Works in: English to Thai, Japanese to Thai, Thai to English, and 8 more.
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