How to Say ‘Thank you for coming.’ in Japanese
来てくれてありがとう。
ki te kure te arigatou
[kee teh koo-reh teh ah-ree-gah-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜てくれてありがとう] is a very useful pattern for thanking someone for an action: [教えてくれてありがとう], [待ってくれてありがとう]. The [くれて] part shows the action was done for your benefit.
Phrase Breakdown
来て
ki te
coming; for coming
The te-form of 来る (くる, to come). Here it connects to くれて to mean “for coming.”
来てくれてありがとう。
Thanks for coming.
Words in this phrase
来
ki
[kee]
come
From 来る, used here as part of 来て meaning coming.
今日は来てくれてありがとうと言われました。
Today I was told, 'Thank you for coming.'
て
te
[teh]
and / te-form
A connecting ending in the phrase くれて.
教えてくれて助かります。
It helps that you told me.
くれて
kure te
for doing (for my benefit)
A form of くれる used after a te-form verb. It shows gratitude because someone did something for the speaker or the speaker's side.
手伝ってくれてありがとう。
Thanks for helping me.
Words in this phrase
くれ
kure
[koo-reh]
do for me
From くれる, expressing that someone did something for the speaker's benefit.
助けてくれて感謝します。
I appreciate that you helped me.
て
te
[teh]
and / te-form
A connecting ending in the phrase くれて.
教えてくれて助かります。
It helps that you told me.
ありがとう
arigatou
[ah-ree-gah-toh]
thank you
An expression of gratitude used here at the end of the phrase.
来てくれてありがとうは丁寧な言い方です。
'Thank you for coming' is a polite way of speaking.
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