ARIGATO ("Thank you"): Various ways of saying it and how to use it.
[Learn Japanese with Animal Crossing Characters]
https://youtu.be/-Tmw-aT36zw1. A simple ‘ARIGATO’ (video 0:05-)
Officially (as stated in the dictionary), the final syllable of this word is a long vowel, so the /o/ is pronounced at length.
- ありがとう/arigatō/
2. A slightly informal way of saying ‘ARIGATO’ (video 0:30-)
The final long vowel is often omitted.
- ありがと/arigato/
It is very common for an interjection (≈ “expressive” particle) to follow 'ARIGATO'
- ありがとね/arigatone/
- ありがとよ/arigatoyo/
- ありがとな/arigatona/
In these examples, rather than adding nuance, these particles simply serve to slightly alter the impression created by the way of speaking.
As ‘ね'/ne/ conveys a soft impression, whilst ‘よ'/yo/ and ‘な'/na/ convey a firm impression, these particles are sometimes stereotypically presented as being used by women for ‘ね'/ne/, and by men for ‘よ'/yo/ and ‘な'/na/.
- ありがとさん/arigatosan/
Although it is not a particle, you can sometimes add the suffix ‘-san’ to ‘arigato’ when you want to express it in a slightly more polite manner.
3. ‘ARIGATO’ which is pronounced quite differently, or other words that mean “thank you” (video 1:02-)
(A more casual way of saying ‘thank you’ )
- あんがと/angato/
The /ri/ is swallowed and pronounced as /n/
- あざーす/azāsu/
A lot of the sounds in between are omitted.
- おおきに /ōkini/
This is used in the Kansai region.
- サンキュー/sankyū/
It is an English word [Thank you], but it is pronounced in the Japanese style.
4. The ‘ARIGATO’ you hear in shops. (video 1:35-)
- ありがとうございました/arigatō gozaimashita/
Once the service or transaction has been completed, the past tense is used.
- ありゃぁとやしたぁ/aryātoyashitā/
Some consonants and syllables are omitted.
- まいど、ありがとうございます/maido arigatō gozaimasu/
Literally, it means ‘thank you for your purchase each time’ but it is mainly used in a set phrase.
- まいどあり/maidoari/
'...gatō gozaimasu' is omitted.
- まいど/maido/
'arigatō gozaimasu' is omitted.
5. ‘ARIGATO’ when receiving a gift. (video 2:16-)
- こんな立派なものを ありがとう/kon'na rippana mono (w)o arigatō/
"Thank you for such a lovely present!"
Sentence structure: [noun (the item received)] (w)o arigatō
In spoken language, the particle ‘を’/(w)o/ is often omitted.
- ありがたく受け取っておくぜ。ありがとよ/arigataku uketotte okuze, arigatoyo/ "I’ll gladly take it. Thanks a lot!"
* ‘arigataku’: an adverbial use of ‘ARIGATO’
ex) ありがたく うけとる: (litterally) "I gratefully accept"
6. ‘ARIGATO’ for an action (video 3:10-)
- サポートしてくれて ありがとう/sapōto shitekurete arigatō/
"Thank you so much for helping me"
Sentence structure: [verb in the TE-form (action performed by the other person)] kurete arigatō
*The phrase ‘～てくれる’/tekureru/ already implies that someone has taken action on my behalf.
**When you want to express ‘～てくれる’/tekureru/ in a polite manner, you can use ‘～てくださる’/tekudasaru/.
- 来てくださって ありがとうございます/kitekudasatte arigatō gozaimasu/
"Thank you for coming"
最後まで読んでくれて、ありがとうございました！
/saigo made yondekurete arigatō gozaimashita/
"Thank you for reading to the end!"
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