感謝しています
kansha shite imasu
In Japanese, "I appreciate you" is expressed as 感謝しています (kansha shite imasu).
感謝しています is a phrase used to express gratitude to someone for their help or kindness. Unlike standard ways to say "thank you" for a specific action, this expression focuses more on the speaker's internal feeling of gratitude toward the person.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the noun 感謝, which means gratitude or appreciation.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
感謝しています is a polite way to express appreciation, making it suitable for most social or professional situations. For a casual version used with friends or family, you can use the shortened form 感謝してる.
How does it change in a sentence?
感謝しています uses the continuous form of the verb to express a current, ongoing state of feeling grateful, such as "am appreciating" or "am feeling gratitude".
How do you pronounce it?
kansha shite imasu
Did you know?
- In Japan, expressing too much gratitude can sometimes make the recipient feel burdened by a 'debt' they must repay. This social dynamic often leads people to use modest phrases rather than strong expressions like 感謝しています.
- In highly formal business settings, one might use the even more formal version 感謝の念に堪えません, which translates to 'I cannot contain my feelings of gratitude'.
- The word 感謝 is actually a combination of two kanji, where 感 means 'to feel' and 謝 means 'to apologize or thank'.
Examples in context
- あなたの優しさに感謝しています。Anata no yasashisa ni kansha shite imasu.I appreciate your kindness.
- 助けてくれて感謝しています。Tasukete kurete kansha shite imasu.I appreciate you helping me.
- いつもサポートしてくれて感謝しています。Itsumo sapōto shite kurete kansha shite imasu.I appreciate you always supporting me.
Example conversation
Hiyori thanks Yota for helping her move heavy boxes.
- 陽葵 Himari重い荷物を運んでくれてありがとう。Omoi nimotsu o hakonde kurete arigatō.Thanks for carrying the heavy luggage.
- 陽太 Yotaいいえ、全然大丈夫だよ。Iie, zenzen daijōbu dayo.No, it was no problem at all.
- 陽葵 Himari本当に助かったわ。感謝しています。Hontō ni tasukatta wa. Kansha shiteimasu.You really saved me. I appreciate you.
- 陽太 Yotaそう言ってもらえると嬉しいよ。Sō itte moraeru to ureshii yo.I'm glad to hear you say that.
