How to say "Thank you" in Japanese♪ (There's more to it than arigato!)
★ Phrases
・Thanks - ありがとう・arigato (casual)
・Thank you (present tense) - ありがとうございます・arigato gozaimasu
・Thank you (past tense) - ありがとうございました・arigato gozaimashita
・Thank you for the other day.
この前は、ありがとう / ありがとうございました。
kono mae wa arigato / arigato gozaimashita
*you can also say "senjitsu wa" 先日は which is literally the other day
・Thank you for yesterday.
昨日は、ありがとう / ありがとうございました。
kinou wa arigato/arigato gozaimashita.
Words you can put in front of thank you to emphasize.
・本当に / honto ni (truly)
・どうも / doumo
* originally "no way to say" now used as "thanks" alone or as an intensifier with arigato
・誠に / makoto ni (Truly, truthfully)
very formal, usually used to customers in a business setting
not used in casual conversation
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