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What is Douzo Yoroshiku?

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What is Douzo Yoroshiku? Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu. (Pronunciation: doh-zoh yorosh-ku o-neh-guy-shimass) Meaning: This phrase literal means “Please take care of me”, but can be translated as “Pleased to meet you” in this situation.

Is calling someone Anata rude? あなた is neither polite nor rude. But, it could be either. あなた is, most of the time, neutral. I’ve seen many “warnings” towards learners that they should never use あなた.

How do you respond to Genki desu? In OGENKI DESU KA (Are you fine?), OGENKI is an adjective GENKI (fine, healthy) with an honorific O before it. If you answer, “Yes, I’m fine,” you say HAI, GENKI DESU.

What is the difference between Douzo Yoroshiku and Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu? Then ‘yoroshiku onegai shimasu’ and ‘douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu’ have the same meaning, but the difference is politeness level. We have a rule saying that ‘the longer, the more polite’ so ‘douzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu’ is longer than the other, making it a more polite expression. Here’s one more example.

What is Douzo Yoroshiku? – Related Questions

 

Why do Japanese people say Yoroshiku?

You say YOROSHIKU ONEGAI SHIMASU, when you introduce yourself to somebody. It literally means “I’m looking forward to having good relations with you.” You can also say this to close a conversation, when you ask somebody to do something for you.

Do Japanese say domo?

What is Domo arigato?

When you buy something at a store, store clerk would say “DOMO ARIGATOU”, meaning thank you “very much”. You can also use DOMO as a greeting like “hello”. And just saying DOMO can mean a casual way of “thank you” like thanks.

How do you respond to Dozo?

When your child is done, you can say to the Japanese child “dozo“, “here you go”. Very practical and easy to use! As a reply, you can say “domo“. Domo arigato means thank you very much, but “domo” doesn’t mean very much.

What does Yoroshiku mean literally?

“Yoroshiku” on its own means “please treat me favourably” or “please take care of me”, while “onegaishimasu” is keigo, or the formal word, for “please”.

What is the difference between Hajimemashite and Douzo Yoroshiku?

Hajimemashite is “Nice to meet you for the first time. Douzo yoroshiku is a saying that means, “please do good things for me.” Another example is like you say it to a superior at work and it’s their responsibility to guide you.

How do you use Yoroshiku Douzo?

Is Douzo Yoroshiku formal?

The simplest, quickest and easiest way to understand yoroshiku onegaishimasu, and the less formal dozo yoroshiku is that it means both please and thank you. It’s used to make a request and also to thank the person, either before or after they do it for you. Yoroshiku is the casual version that’s used among friends.

How do you respond to Dozo Yoroshiku?

[How to reply to “よろしくお 願 ねが いします”]. “こちらこそ” means “me too”, so “こちらこそ、よろしくお 願 ねが いします” means “I look forward to becoming friends with you too”.

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