Vocab Info

N5 Expression

いただきますthank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression

      1. 1.

        thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)

        Usually written using kana alone,

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    All Forms

    頂きます 【いただきます】、戴きます 【いただきます】

    Details

      • い

      • た

      • だ

      • き

      • ま

      • す

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 27,000

    Examples

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    • 朝(あさ)ごはんを食(た)べる前(まえ):「いただきます!」

      Before eating breakfast: 'Thank you for the meal!'

      • N5
    • 美味(おい)しそうなご飯(はん)を見(み)て:「美味(おい)しそう!いただきます!」

      As you look at the delicious looking food: 'It looks so delicious! Thank you for the food!'

      • N5
    • 娘(むすめ):「いただきます!」母(はは):「ちゃんと言(い)ってえらいね。」

      Daughter: 'Thank you for the food!' Mother: 'Oh you said it properly, aren't you good.'

    • 食(た)べる時(とき)にいただきますと言(い)わない日本人(にほんじん)はいません。

      There is no Japanese person that does not say 'thank you for the food' when eating.

    • ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる前(まえ)には必(かなら)ず「いただきます。」と言(い)いましょう。

      Before eating food, let's not forget to say 'thank you for the meal'.

      • N4
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