You Say Thank You at an Osaka Shop Counter. What Comes Back Is Not the Word You Learned.
To say thank you (Kansai) in Japanese, say おおきに (ōkini).
You hand over your money at a shop in Osaka, you say the thank you you practised, and the staff thank you back with a word you have never heard.
おおきに
ōkini
thank you (Kansai)
In this video
- 「おおきに」は、関西弁の「ありがとう」です。お店の人がよく使います。 ōkini wa, kansai-ben no arigatō desu. omise no hito ga yoku tsukaimasu. 「おおきに」 is Kansai dialect for thank you. Shop staff use it a lot.
- 「おおきに、ありがとうございます。」 ōkini, arigatō gozaimasu. 「おおきに」, thank you very much.
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