どうもありがとう

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Etymology

Phrase consisting of どうも (dōmo, “very”) +‎ ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [do̞ːmo̞ a̠ɾʲiɡa̠to̞ː]

Interjection

どうもありがとう • (dōmo arigatō) ^{←どうもありがたう (doumoarigatau)^?}

thank you very much

Usage notes

Expressions of thanks are given below in rough order of casual to polite. Note that gozaimasu changes to gozaimashita when referring to events in the past.

Coordinate terms

どうも (dōmo)
おおきに (ōkini) (chiefly Kansai)
ありがとう (arigatō)
どうもありがとう (dōmo arigatō)
ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu)
どうもありがとうございます (dōmo arigatō gozaimasu)

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