translation please?

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[NagaBaba]

Could somebody help me with translation of attached kanji, please?

thank you

[akiy]

"Okage sama de."

Basically, it means, "Thanks to you" (as in, "Yes, my shodan test went well, thanks to you").

-- Jun

[NagaBaba]

Thanks, Jun! :D

[cguzik]

I have heard this most frequently as the "thanks" in the context of "how are you?" ... "fine, thanks":

"O genki desu ka?"

"Hai, genki desu... O kage sama de"



(not literal translations but colloquial translations)


Chris
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(miganala)

[akiy]

The same basic translation of "thanks to you" that I provided applies in your example as well.

-- Jun

[Peter Goldsbury]

Okage-sama-de...is not the only phrase expressing indebtedness to someone. Here is another one:

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Watashi ga seikou shita no wa kimi no okage da.

I owe my success to you / I am greatly indebted to you for my success.

[j0nharris]

Okage-sama-de...is not the only phrase expressing indebtedness to someone. Here is another one:
Watashi ga seikou shita no wa kimi no okage da.
I owe my success to you / I am greatly indebted to you for my success.
Could you give us a little pronunciation help with this one, too, Peter?

Domo arigato!

[Peter Goldsbury]

Could you give us a little pronunciation help with this one, too, Peter?

Domo arigato!

Hello Jon,

Actually, the use of kimi and the coloquial da indicates that you are speaking to a close friend. If you wanted to tell your teacher the same thing, you would say: Watashi ga seikou shita no wa Sensei no okage desu, with a short pause after wa.
What pronunciation problems are you thinking of particularly?