How do you respond to Arigato?

“Dou itashimashite” (???????) means “You're welcome” and is widely known as the common response to “arigato gozaimasu”, but it sounds rather stiff and formal. “Iie iie” (??????) or “ii yo ii yo” (??????) translate as “Not at all” and are casual replies that are more frequently used in daily life.



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Arigatou on its own is a simple, somewhat casual “thank you.” That said, most people prefer doumo arigatou or arigatou gozaimasu as their standard way of saying thanks, because both of those phrases are more polite than arigatou on its own.

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Use the word 'arigato' Arigato in, arigato out. Honda said his philosophy can be boiled down to this simple phrase, Arigato in, arigato out. That just means saying thank you to money when it comes in to your possession, and saying thank you to money when it goes out of your hands.

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The simplest and most straightforward way of saying yes in Japanese is ?? hai. In a more formal style, one may also use ?! ha!. If you are conversing with a close acquaintance, ?? ee is also suitable.

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