


ありがとうございます。 (arigatou gozaimasu) Thank you very much.Japanese society has always emphasized hierarchy, therefore, keigo is used when talking with your professor, boss, client, and people you are not close to.īelow are two phrases that you might already know that are attached with gozaimasu. Keigo is a polite form that Japanese use to convey respect. ございます is a very polite expression in the discussion of 敬語 (keigo). It can be used on almost all occasions when you want to congratulate someone. おめでとうございます (omedetou gozaimasu) means congratulations. お and ご are used to add feeling of politeness or respect to a word. The お (o) in front of 誕生日 is one of Japanese honorific prefixes, another one is ご (go).

誕生日 (hiragana: たんじょうび, tanjoubi) is a noun which means birthday. It sounds quite long, right? Let me break this sentence down and have a simple explanation of every part. ”O tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu” is a polite way to give someone wishes on their birthday. The respond to happy birthday from others.Other Phrases and words related to birthday.
