フォローありがとうございます
forō arigatō gozaimasu
In Japanese, "thank you for the follow" is expressed as フォローありがとうございます (forō arigatō gozaimasu).
This phrase is used on social media platforms to express gratitude to someone who has started following your account. You can explicitly mention the act of following by using the form フォローをありがとうございます (formal) or フォローをありがとう (informal).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard, polite way to address followers on a professional or public account is to include gozaimasu at the end, as in フォローありがとうございます. To make the phrase informal and suitable for casual interactions with peers or followers of a similar age, you can drop the gozaimasu to say フォローありがとう.
How do you pronounce it?
forō arigatō gozaimasu
Did you know?
- When initiating a follow, some Japanese users say フォロー失礼します (forō shitsurei shimasu), which literally means 'Excuse me for following'.
- In Japanese social media culture, the act of following someone back is abbreviated as フォロバ (foroba), a portmanteau of 'follow back' that is often used as a request or a promise.
- The word フォロー (forō) is an example of 'Wasei-eigo', a category of Japanese words created by adapting English vocabulary into new meanings or usages.
Examples in context
- 「フォローしてくれて、本当にありがとうございます。自分の投稿を楽しんでいただけると嬉しいです。今後ともよろしくお願いします！」Thank you very much for following me. I hope you enjoy my posts. I look forward to your continued support!
- 「フォローしてくれてありがとう！これからもたくさん写真をアップしていくから、覗いてみてね！」Thanks for following! I'll continue posting many photos, so check them out!
- フォローありがとうございます！forō arigatō gozaimasu!Thank you for the follow!
- フォローありがとうございます。嬉しいです。forō arigatō gozaimasu. ureshii desu.Thank you for the follow. I'm happy.
- フォローありがとうございます！よろしくお願いします。forō arigatō gozaimasu! yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Thank you for the follow! Nice to meet you.
Example conversation
Kenta and Himari are interacting on a social media app.
- 健太 Kenta陽葵さん、フォローありがとうございます！Himari-san, forō arigatō gozaimasu!Himari, thank you for the follow!
- 陽葵 Himari健太さん、こちらこそありがとうございます。Kenta-san, kochira koso arigatō gozaimasu.Kenta, thank you as well.
- 健太 Kenta投稿、楽しみにしていますね。Tōkō, tanoshimi ni shite imasu ne.I'm looking forward to your posts.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとうございます！頑張ります。Arigatō gozaimasu! Ganbarimasu.Thank you! I'll do my best.
