Japanese with Manga

Thanks for the gift with あざっす

Vocabulary Explanation: Ways to say thank you in Japanese

Manga panel from それでも歩は寄せてくる showing example of Thanks for the gift with あざっす.
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Urushi returns from her school trip with gifts for the underclassmen in the shogi club. First she presents the treats she bought for everyone, then she pulls out shogi piece keychains.

うるし:
「凛(りん)ちゃんは香車(きょうしゃ)」
“Rin, this one's the lance.”
「タケルは角(かく)と竜(りゅう)買(か)ってきたから桜子(さくらこ)ちゃんにもあげてくれ」
“Takeru, I bought a bishop and a dragon, so give one of them to Sakurako too.”
タケル:
「あざっす」
“Thanks.”

Key Points

1あざっす is a heavily reduced, slangy form of ありがとうございます
  • It carries the same basic thanks, but sounds much rougher and more casual. Here it is closer to a brisk “Thanks” than a polite “Thank you very much.”
2角(かく)と竜(りゅう)買(か)ってきたから = “because I bought and brought back a bishop and a dragon”
  • 角(かく) and 竜(りゅう) name shogi pieces here. 竜(りゅう) is a promoted rook.
  • 買(か)ってきた says Urushi bought them while away and brought them back. から gives the reason for the request that follows.
3桜子(さくらこ)ちゃんにもあげてくれ = “give one to Sakurako too”
  • に marks Sakurako as the recipient, and も adds her to those receiving gifts.
  • あげてくれ uses the plain request form 〜てくれ. Urushi directly asks Takeru to give Sakurako one of the two keychains for her.

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