来てくれてありがとう
kite kurete arigatō
In Japanese, 'thank you for being here' is expressed as 来てくれてありがとう (kite kurete arigatō).
This phrase is used to express gratitude to someone for attending an event or visiting a place. It focuses specifically on the act of coming or visiting rather than the general state of being in a location.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means 'thank you for the favor of coming'. The 来てくれて part uses the te-form of kureru, which indicates that the action of coming was performed as a favor to the speaker.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 来てくれてありがとう is casual and should be used with friends, family or people of equal or lower social status. If you are addressing an audience or a superior in a formal setting, use 来ていただきありがとうございます instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase 来てくれてありがとう, the kurete part is the te-form of kureru, which signals that the action (coming) was done as a favor to the speaker.
How do you pronounce it?
kite kurete arigatō
Did you know?
- Japanese has several different words for 'thank you' depending on the level of debt felt, and ありがとう (arigatō) originally comes from a word meaning 'it is difficult for this to happen'.
- If you want to thank someone for simply 'existing' or being part of your life rather than attending an event, you would use 生まれてきてくれてありがとう, which literally translates to 'thank you for being born'.
- While 来てくれてありがとう expresses thanks for coming, a Japanese person might instead say お疲れ様です (otsukaresama desu) to acknowledge the effort the guest made to travel to the event.
Examples in context
- ご出席いただき、ありがとうございます。Thank you for attending.
- お越しいただき、ありがとうございます。Thank you for coming.
- いつも一緒にいてくれてありがとう。Thank you for always being with me.
- ここにいてくれてうれしい。I'm happy that you are here.
- パーティーに来てくれてありがとう。Paatii ni kite kurete arigatou.Thank you for coming to the party.
- 遠いところまで来てくれてありがとう。Tooi tokoro made kite kurete arigatou.Thank you for coming all this way.
- 今日は来てくれてありがとう。Kyou wa kite kurete arigatou.Thank you for being here today.
Example conversation
Misaki visits Daito's house for a party.
- 大翔 Hiroto美咲、来てくれてありがとう！Misaki, kite kurete arigatō!Misaki, thank you for coming!
- 美咲 Misaki招待してくれてありがとう。Shōtai shite kurete arigatō.Thank you for inviting me.
- 大翔 Hirotoゆっくりしていってね。Yukkuri shite itte ne.Please make yourself at home.
- 美咲 Misaki楽しみにしてたよ。Tanoshimi ni shiteta yo.I've been looking forward to this.
