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Thanks for the boxed lunch with サンキュ

Vocabulary Explanation: Ways to say thank you in Japanese

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Miyu visits Yamato at his police box workplace to bring him a packed lunch. She sees her friend, Yamato’s sister Ran, there and stops by to see her next. A call comes in, and Yamato heads to help provide backup.

大和(やまと):
「美由(みゆ)　弁当(べんとう)サンキュ」
“Miyu, thanks for the boxed lunch.”
「蘭(らん)！　まっすぐ　家(いえ)に帰(かえ)れよ！　じゃ」
“Ran! Head right home! Bye!”

Key Points

1サンキュ = “thanks”
  • サンキュ is a casual borrowing from English.
  • サンキュー, with a long final vowel, is another common spelling.
2家(いえ)に帰(かえ)れよ = “go home”
  • 帰(かえ)れ is the plain imperative of 帰(かえ)る. It makes Yamato’s instruction to Ran direct and rough.
  • 家(いえ)に marks the destination, while まっすぐ tells her to go straight home without stopping elsewhere.
  • Sentence-final よ adds an insistent push to the command.
3Standalone じゃ = “well then” or “bye”
  • At the end of this exchange, じゃ closes the conversation as Yamato leaves. It is the casual contraction of では.

Vocabulary

(Boxed meal)

弁当(べんとう) is a boxed meal packed to eat at school, work, or away from home.

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