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Right now I am a white belt , I have just started taking Goju Ryu 3 weeks ago. Anyways , my sensei (sp?) said that I should know a few phrases before I reach blue belt. I know its a long way to go ,but I want to know them now.

I need to know how to say " Please Teach me " and " Thank you for teaching me "

Thank you

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Please Teach me: "onegaishimas"

Thank you for teaching me Sensei: "arigatoh gozaimashita Sensei"

That's how I learn it. Maybe somebody have another variation.

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It's very strange to see how much Japanese I learned in a year and a half from karate. We all have to learn the name of different body parts, the name of techniques, and common courtesy phrases. For hi, bye, yes, thank you, and good, we just say osu, though.

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"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking about yourself less."

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It's very strange to see how much Japanese I learned in a year and a half from karate. We all have to learn the name of different body parts, the name of techniques, and common courtesy phrases. For hi, bye, yes, thank you, and good, we just say osu, though.

thank you = osu

punch=osu

hello=osu

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osu=osu :)

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isn't punch=zuki? and isn't thank you=domo arigato? That's how it is at my dojo.

Domo is casual.

Arigato is proper.

Together, it is formal.

Tsuki usually refers to punching, but it generally means strike.

Kyokushin Karate of Los Angeles @ http://www.kyokushinla.com


"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking about yourself less."

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Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto Mata ahoo Hima de-ehh... :weirdlook: sorry! you made me think of that song.

I slayed 200 flies with my foot and I got to poke a bird before it went away. I always wanted to do that...STICKAAY!

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isn't punch=zuki? and isn't thank you=domo arigato? That's how it is at my dojo.

Domo is casual.

Arigato is proper.

Together, it is formal.

Tsuki usually refers to punching, but it generally means strike.

In my two years living in Japan, I never once heard anyone in Nagoya say "Domo arigatou."

More frequently heard were:

Arigatou ne

Arigatou gozaimashita

and other phrases like gomendousama deshita

The Sumo wrestlers say "Gosan desu."

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