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Thanks for everything

Conversation phrases, Stage 3chunk 17 of 21Greetings, thanks and sorry

Lets you thank someone at the end of work, a stay or a stretch of time.

Mix-ups otsukaresama deshita thanks effort and does not mean "you are tired".

otsukaresama deshita

good work today; thanks for your hard work

Said when work or an event ends, especially to someone leaving; the answer to osaki ni shitsurei shimasu.

Casual: otsukare. Also said after a match, a show or a long trip.

casual

kyou wa nagai ichinichi deshita ne. otsukaresama deshita.

Long day today. Good work.

今日は長い一日でしたね。お疲れ様でした。

Written お疲れ様でした · おつかれさまでしたWho you say it and hear itHeard 73× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles

iroiro arigatou

polite iroiro arigatou gozaimashita

thanks for everything

Thanks for help over a stretch of time, often when someone leaves or a trip ends.

casual

kono isshuukan, iroiro arigatou ne.

Thanks for everything this week.

この一週間、いろいろありがとうね。

polite

kono isshuukan, iroiro arigatou gozaimashita.

Thank you for everything this week.

この一週間、いろいろありがとうございました。

Written いろいろありがとう · いろいろありがとうございましたWho you say itHeard 48× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles

osewa ni narimashita

thank you for all your help (at the end)

Said when a stay, job or course of care ends: to a host family, your old boss, hospital staff.

The ongoing form, osewa ni natte imasu, opens work emails and calls.

casual

sannenkan, hontou ni osewa ni narimashita.

Thank you so much for these three years.

三年間、本当にお世話になりました。

Written お世話になりました · おせわになりましたWho you say itHeard 34× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles