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How to Say ‘Thank you for telling me.’ in Japanese

教えてくれて、ありがとうございます。

oshie te kure te arigatou gozai masu

[oshie teh koo-reh teh ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zah-ee mahs]

Phrase Breakdown

教えてくれて、

oshie te kure te

for telling me,

This is the て-form of 教えてくれる, giving the reason for your thanks. Pause slightly at the comma.

Example

教えてくれて、助かりました。

Thanks to you telling me, it helped a lot.

Words in this phrase

教え

oshie

[oshie]

teach; tell

The verb part meaning 'teach' or 'tell' in a request phrase.

Example

答え方を教えてください。

Please teach me how to answer.

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This て makes the phrase a gentle request or friendly instruction: please take care.

Example

てはお気をつけての終わりです。

て is the ending of お気をつけて.

くれ

kure

[koo-reh]

do for me

From くれる, showing that someone does something for the speaker.

Example

手伝ってくれてうれしいです。

I am happy that you helped me.

て

[teh]

and; -te form

A linking form used to connect verbs to following grammar, such as progressive or polite forms.

Example

仕事を探している人と話しました。

I spoke with a person who is looking for work.

ありがとうございます。

arigatou gozai masu

thank you very much

This is a polite 'thank you'. Hold the long 'too' and 'goza' smoothly: a-ri-ga-too go-za-i-ma-su.

Example

手伝ってくれて、ありがとうございます。

Thank you for helping me.

Words in this phrase

ありがとう

arigatou

[ah-ree-gah-toh]

thank you

A common way to say thank you.

Example

ありがとう、助かります。

Thank you, that helps.

ござい

gozai

[goh-zah-ee]

to be; to exist (polite part of expression)

A polite verb stem used in set phrases like greetings to sound respectful.

Example

あいさつでは、ございをていねいに言います。

In greetings, you say gozai politely.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

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