Arigatou!

[telophase]

Those of you who know Japanese:

I'm watching an episode of the new series of Mushishi, and after Ginko is rescued by a farmer and given a meal by the farmer's wife, he thanks her by saying what sounds to me sort of like "Arigatey" instead of the usual "Arigatou." Is this a variant, an accent, a dialect, or what?

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[lnhammer]

Dialect, probably a deeply rural one. I think northern (Tohoku)? I'd have to look it up.

---L.

[solarbird]

Arigatai (ありがたい) is an adjectival form meaning thankful - perhaps as a standalone adjective it could be "I am thankful?" It'd be pretty informal but I think it would make sense.

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