• x4740N@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I only understood the word for thanyou since I’m still learning words in Japanese and katakana

    ありがとう

    Also your arigatou is missing a “u” at the end

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Domo is a modifier. Combined with arigato it means thank you very much. It can also mean “thanks” on its own, and it can mean “hello” on its own. Japanese is a little odd like that. Arigato can be spelled with or without the u, same for domo.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I’ve always spelled it with the u at the end because I’ve seen it spelled like that more commonly

        And I’ll look up “domo” too