by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Thanks for coming.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Thanks for coming.
来てくれてありがとう。
kitekurete arigatou*
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
来てくれてありがとうございます。
kitekurete arigatougozaimasu*
*We pronounce “arigatou(gozaimasu)” like “arigatō(gozaimasu)”.