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155025
Saying thank you in japanese
what i know is that in japanese there are a few ways of saying thank you. "arigato gozaimasu"is a more formal way of saying thank right...?but what about "domo arigatou"?and what is the difference. and i am really looking for a partnerto help me in japanese as i do not attend proper japanese lessons but i buy assesments to help me.onaigai desu

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Tian Ning
May 28, 2009

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155089
Re:Saying thank you in japanese
It's very difficult for native but I'd like to help you.
Do you know Me-ue and Me-shita?
Me-ue: People whose social status is higher than you. For example, elder, boss,teacher, etc.
Me-shita:People whose social status is lower than you.
We usually don't use "Arigatou gozaimasu" to Me-shita people. It's too formal and sometimes sounds funny.
In contract, "doumo arigatou" is not used for Me-ue people. It's impolite.
When you talk with the people belongs similar level of you(called Dou-hai), you can use both. As same as relationship between "vous" and "tu" in French, or "Nin" and "Ni" in Chinese. ...Am I right?
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Shiho
May 29, 2009

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155185
Re:Re:Saying thank you in japanese
ooo...ic...you are right for the chinese part but im not sure about the french as i do not learn french you see...so sorry... and thx for your reply i will take note of it

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Tian Ning
May 31, 2009

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155187
Re:Re:Saying thank you in japanese
And you should use "in contrast" instead of "in contract". in contract, for what i know is that contract means is an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.

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Tian Ning
May 31, 2009

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155190
Re:Re:Saying thank you in japanese
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Tian Ning
May 31, 2009

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155360
Thank you for correcting my English. I knew the word but I might have mistyped it.
Thank you for correcting my English. I knew the word but I might have mistyped it.
This is the valuable exchange, isn't it?

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Shiho
June 3, 2009

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