{"id":5962,"date":"2020-04-04T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2024-07-10T08:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:59:48","slug":"table-manners-itadakimasu-gochisousama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/table-manners-itadakimasu-gochisousama\/","title":{"rendered":"Itadakimasu and Gochisousama – Learn Japanese Manners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most Japanese anime<\/a> or drama lovers are familiar with certain common phrases. \u201cItadakimasu!<\/strong>\u201d (\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3059) \u201cGochisousama-deshita!<\/strong>\u201d (\u3054\u3061\u305d\u3046\u3055\u307e\u3067\u3057\u305f) – we see characters say these phrases whenever they have a meal. We might imagine the phrases mean \u201cBon app\u00e9tit<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cThank you for the meal<\/strong>\u201d, as they are often interpreted as, but the meanings of these Japanese phrases<\/strong> are actually more complex than just being polite. They express a deep appreciation to everyone and everything involved – most of all, to our Mother Earth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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