snowboarder 0 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 You know that phrase "otsukaresama desu". You say it when someone has done some "good work" or going home before you, right?! (Like thats gonna happen ). But what if they do crap work and your fed up with them. Is it still the thing to come up with the kimarimonku or is there an alternative? (Keeping in mind we want to stay relatively polite). Link to post Share on other sites
PintOfBeer 0 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Hmm. Is this one of those very useful phrases that you can just throw around when speaking Japanese? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 isn't it a cousin of the phrase (excuse spelling) "osakini shitsuleishimasu" and also "gochisosama deshita". The people at work tried to program my brain with these phrases within a week of my arrival. In my usual dont-make-many-freinds-this-way manner, I refused to say it until someone could expain to me what it meant. Of course I was good humoured about it. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Yep, just say it all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 phew, Otsukaresama deshita, Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 If you shorten it to "otsukaresan" (?) does that just make it more friendly...? Link to post Share on other sites
OnTheTin 0 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Japanese people (and gaijin I suppose...) If you are in a restaurant that serves substandard, do you still say "gochisosama deshita"? I know a lot of Japanese who do, and it gets on me wick. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 green, otsukaresan sounds more bossy. I always say "gochisosama deshita" before leaving the restaurant. Even if the food wasn't so good, I have to say this thankfully to the people cooked or served the meal for us. This makes you more friendly, I think. Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Slo is correct. There are some Japanese people who think that you don't have to say that because you are paying for the meal but I like to do that as a gesture of appreciation even if the cooking was at best so-so. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 When I was in Japan. Before a meal I was told to say ITADAKIMASU {I think thats the right spelling} .What dose it meen ? and why do you say it. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 My understanding is that is means something like "I am grateful for what I am about to consume". In Hong Kong, because we start the meal it is polite to say: "Hey, everyone, I eat rice", meaning "I am going to start my meal, cheers". Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts