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

意見をありがとうございました。

iken o arigatou gozai mashi ta

[ee-KEN oh ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zah-ee mah-shee tah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Thanking someone for their opinion, even a critical one, is a common way to close a discussion on good terms.

Phrase Breakdown

意見を

iken o

for the opinion

Iken o. 意見 means 'opinion'. を is pronounced 'o'.

Example

意見を聞かせてください。

Please let me hear your opinion.

Words in this phrase

意見

iken

[ee-KEN]

opinion

One's view or idea about something.

Example

会議で意見を言いました。

I gave my opinion at the meeting.

を

[oh]

object marker

The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

チケットを二枚ください。

Two tickets, please.

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.

ございました。

gozai mashi ta

(polite, past)

Gozaimashita. The 'i' in 'shi' is soft.

Example

お時間ありがとうございました。

Thank you for your time.

Words in this phrase

ござい

gozai

[goh-zah-ee]

to exist; polite support word

Part of the polite phrase for thanking someone formally.

Example

本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。

Thank you for giving me your time today.

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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