どうもありがとう

Japanese

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)?

  1. 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.

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