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ごちそうさまでした

thank you for the meal

Pronunciation

ごちそうさまでした

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Definitions

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Expressions

1. Thank you for the meal; That was a delicious meal; What a wonderful meal word usually written using kana alone.

OTHER FORMS

ご馳走さまでした ご馳走様でした 御馳走様でした
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「ごちそうさまでした」 is a construction of ご (polite prefix) ちそう ("feast/wonderful food") さま (something like "state (of affairs)") and でした, the polite past tense marker. So in a way, it's like you are saying: "It was a wonderful feast"! It can also be shortened to 「ごちそう」, which is more casual in tone.

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