Learn how to say "Thank you" and "You're welcome" in Japanese
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| Introduction |
| Jessi: Show Your Appreciation in Japanese. γΈγ§γ·γΌγ§γγ(Jeshii desu.) I'm Jessi. |
| Naomi: γγγ«γ‘γ―οΌγͺγγΏγ§γγ(Kon'nichi wa! Naomi desu.) And I'm Naomi! |
| Jessi: If you listened to the last lesson, you should have been able to get all of that! |
| Naomi: That's right. You learned how to introduce yourself. |
| Jessi: And in this lesson, you'll learn how to say "thank you" and "you're welcome." |
| Naomi: Very important phrases! |
| Jessi: Mmm⦠Definitely. So now let's listen to a short exchange between two people. |
| Naomi: Listen carefully to what they say. |
| Jessi: Okay, let's begin! |
Lesson conversation |
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| A: γγΏγγγ§γγ(Omiyage desu.) |
| B: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγοΌ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu!) |
| A: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
| English Host: Now letβs listen to it with the English translation. |
| A: γγΏγγγ§γγ(Omiyage desu.) |
| Jessi: This is a small gift for you. |
| B: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγοΌ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu!) |
| Jessi: Thank you! |
| A: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
| Jessi: You're welcome. |
| Post Conversation Banter |
| Jessi: So, the first person gave something to the second person, right? |
| Naomi: Yes! γγΏγγ (omiyage). |
| Jessi: γγΏγγ (omiyage), let's talk about what this is. If you look in the dictionary, it might say "souvenir," won't it? |
| Naomi: Yes, but I think it's a bit different. |
| Jessi: Right! I agree. In English, when we say "souvenir," it usually refers to something like a momento. Something you might buy for yourself to remind you of a certain place, something like that. But γγΏγγ (omiyage) is something you buy for other people, right? |
| Naomi: Yes. When Japanese people go on a trip, it's a custom for them to bring back γγΏγγ (omiyage) from the place they went. |
| Jessi: It's also a custom to bring a gift from your home country if you visit another country. So if someone visits Japan, or if a Japanese person goes to another country,- you can bet there'll be γγΏγγ (omiyage)οΌ |
| Naomi: Yes. Usually, the best kind of γγΏγγ (omiyage) is something edible. |
| Jessi: That's right! A box full of little individual snacks is kind of your standard γγΏγγ (omiyage) in Japan. |
Lesson focus |
| Jessi: In this lesson, you'll learn how to thank someone, and also what to say when someone thanks you. |
| Naomi: In the conversation, one person gave another person a small gift. |
| Jessi: Right, the γγΏγγ (omiyage) that we just talked about. Let's look at what they said really quickly. |
| Naomi: The person said γγΏγγγ§γ (omiyage desu) when handing over the small gift. |
| Jessi: In the last lesson, we learned that [name] plus γ§γ (desu) means "I'm [name]". Instead of a name, we can also put a different word here, like the name of an object plus γ§γ (desu). |
| Naomi: When we do that, it means "It is [name of the object]." |
| Jessi: We'll get into this more in Lesson 7, but for now, just know that the γ§γ (desu) here is the same as "it is" in English, so γγΏγγγ§γ (omiyage desu) means "it's a small gift." |
| Naomi: Okay, now let's look at our two phrases for today. |
| Jessi: The first phrase means "Thank you," and it's... |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Jessi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.)Let's hear it one time slowly. |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Jessi: And one more time at natural speed. |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Jessi: This is made up of two parts, right? |
| Naomi: Yes. γγγγ¨γ (arigatΕ) and γγγγΎγ (gozaimasu). |
| Jessi: Now, a lot of people might know the first word, γγγγ¨γ (arigatΕ). |
| Naomi: Oh, really? |
| Jessi: Yes! It's one of those famous words that even people who don't know any Japanese probably heard of. But what a lot of people don't know is that this word is very casual sounding! |
| Naomi: That's very true. It is okay to use only γγγγ¨γ (arigatΕ) in certain situations. |
| Jessi: For example, when talking to very close friends. |
| Naomi: Sure, like γγγγ¨γο½γ (arigatΕ) |
| Jessi: Kind of like saying just "thanks!" |
| Naomi: But, if you are thanking a stranger, someone older than you, or someone you should show respect to, please use the full phrase - γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Jessi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Jessi: It may sound like a lot of syllables, so just keep repeating! Listeners, please repeat. |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| [Pause] |
| Jessi: Great! So now whenever somebody does something for you, or gives you something, you can say... |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγοΌ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu!)οΌ |
| Jessi: Now, let's say that YOU are the one being thanked. For example, you give someone an γγΏγγγa small gift, and that person says... |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu.) |
| Jessi: What do we say in return? |
| Naomi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
| Jessi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) Can we hear it one time slow? |
| Naomi: Sure. γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
| Jessi: And one more time at natural speed. |
| Naomi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
| Jessi: Okay. Listeners, please repeat. |
| Naomi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
| [Pause] |
| Jessi: Great! Okay. Now let's try using them together. Hmm, what can I give Naomi that she'll like? Ah-ha! Naomi, I brought you some γγΏγγ (omiyage) from the States, peanut butter cups! γγΏγγγ§γγ(Omiyage desu.) |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγο½ (ArigatΕ gozaimasu~) |
| Jessi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦οΌ(DΕ itashimashite!) |
| Naomi: I love these. |
| Jessi: Oh good. Now let's try it with the listeners! Listeners, you give Naomi something that you think she'll like. Please respond to what she says! Okay. So now you hand over the gift... |
| Naomi: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγοΌ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu!) |
| [Pause] |
| Jessi: Did you get it? All together now. |
| Jessi and Naomi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦οΌ(DΕ itashimashite!) |
| Jessi: Okay, now let's switch! Now you're going to get a gift from Naomi. Imagine that she gives you one of your favorite foods! |
| Naomi: γγΏγγγ§γοΌ(Omiyage desu!) |
| [Pause] |
| Jessi: Okay. All together now~ γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγοΌ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu!) Hear that? That was the sound of everyone around the world thanking you! |
| Naomi: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦ (DΕ itashimashite)! |
| Jessi: Until next time. |
| Naomi: Bye, everyone! |
Lesson conversation |
| A: γγΏγγγ§γγ(Omiyage desu.) |
| B: γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγοΌ(ArigatΕ gozaimasu!) |
| A: γ©γγγγγΎγγ¦γ(DΕ itashimashite.) |
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