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How to Say ‘Thank you for your consideration.’ in Japanese

ご配慮いただき、ありがとうございました。

go hairyo itadaki arigatou gozai mashi ta

[goh HIGH-ryoh ee-tah-dah-kee ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zah-ee mah-shee tah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Thanking the driver formally after he lowers the fare ends the dispute on good terms. In Japan it's expected to show you appreciate the compromise rather than just pay and leave.

Phrase Breakdown

ご配慮いただき、

go hairyo itadaki

for your consideration

配慮 (hairyo) means 'consideration.' いただき is a humble form meaning 'receiving.' Pronounce it go-hai-ryo i-ta-da-ki, and blend 'ryo' into one beat.

Example

ご配慮いただき、感謝します。

I appreciate your consideration.

Words in this phrase

ご

[goh]

polite prefix (adds respect)

Honorific prefix used to make a noun more polite. Common in neighbor-related phrases to sound considerate.

Example

ご近所の方には、いつでも言ってくださいと伝えました。

I told the neighbors, “Please tell me anytime.”

配慮

hairyo

[HIGH-ryoh]

consideration; thoughtfulness

Care shown for someone's situation.

Example

ご配慮に感謝します。

I appreciate your consideration.

いただき

itadaki

[ee-tah-dah-kee]

to receive (humbly); to do for me (polite)

Humble phrase component showing gratitude for the other person’s action: “thank you for …”.

Example

本日はお越しいただきありがとうございます。

Thank you for coming today.

ありがとうございました。

arigatou gozai mashi ta

thank you very much

This is the polite past 'thank you.' It finishes the sentence. Lower your pitch gently at the end.

Example

お手伝いありがとうございました。

Thank you for your help.

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 (very polite)

A very polite version of あります, often used by staff in restaurants and hotels.

Example

駐車場がございます。

There is a parking lot.

まし

mashi

[mah-shee]

polite past stem

Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.

Example

昨日は多くのことを学びました。

I learned many things yesterday.

た

[tah]

past tense ending

This ending completes the polite past tense form.

Example

空席がございました。

There were vacant seats.

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