How do you say "Thank you for coming." in Japanese?

"Thank you for coming." in Japanese is "来てくれてありがとう。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘Thank you for coming.’ in Japanese

Q: What does "来てくれてありがとう。" mean in English?

"来てくれてありがとう。" means "Thank you for coming." in English. Usage tip: [来てくれてありがとう] uses [〜てくれてありがとう] for thanking someone for an action they did for you. Swap in other actions easily: [待ってくれてありがとう] means "thanks for waiting."

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: [来てくれてありがとう] uses [〜てくれてありがとう] for thanking someone for an action they did for you. Swap in other actions easily: [待ってくれてありがとう] means "thanks for waiting."

Phrase Breakdown

来てくれて

ki te kure te

for coming; thanks for coming

て-form of 来る + くれて expresses gratitude for someone’s action toward you.

Example

来てくれてうれしいです。

I'm happy you came.

Words in this phrase

来

[kee]

come

From 来る, used here in the phrase ‘thank you for coming.’

Example

来てくれてありがとう。

Thank you for coming.

て

[teh]

and / because

Part of the te-form connection before ありがとう.

Example

来てくれてありがとう。

Thank you for coming.

くれ

kure

[koo-reh]

do for me

Shows that the other person did the action for the speaker’s side.

Example

来てくれてありがとう。

Thank you for coming.

て

[teh]

and / because

Part of the te-form connection before ありがとう.

Example

来てくれてありがとう。

Thank you for coming.

ありがとう

arigatou

[ah-ree-gah-toh]

thank you

A common expression of gratitude.

Example

来てくれてありがとう。

Thank you for coming.

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