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How to Say ‘Thank you for being so courteous.’ in Japanese

ご丁寧にありがとうございます。

go teinei ni arigatou gozai masu

[go TAY-nay nee ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zah-ee mahs]

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a warm way to thank staff who went out of their way to explain things. It lands well at the end of a call like this.

Phrase Breakdown

ご丁寧に

go teinei ni

so kindly / so courteously

丁寧 (teinei) means 'polite, careful'. ご adds respect. Say it as go-teinei ni.

Example

ご丁寧に説明してくれました。

They explained it so kindly.

Words in this phrase

ご

[go]

honorific prefix

A prefix added to words to show respect.

Example

ご出発はいつですか？

When is your departure?

丁寧

teinei

[TAY-nay]

polite; courteous; careful

Na-adjective meaning polite or thorough; with に it works as an adverb.

Example

丁寧に説明してくれた。

They explained it carefully.

に

[nee]

(adverb ending)

Turns a na-adjective into an adverb.

Example

静かに話します。

I speak quietly.

ありがとうございます。

arigatou gozai masu

thank you very much

The polite form of thanks. Stretch the 'ō' in arigatō and keep the final 'su' soft.

Example

お手伝い、ありがとうございます。

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 (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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