something like 'ittadakimas' and after eatting they say 'gochiousama' what does rthey mean?
2007-01-26 22:56:43 · 6 answers · asked by Curious 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
we say "itadakimasu" to let the others know that youre ready to take the meal..and "gochi so sama deshita"to let them know that you finished and thank them for the meal..
2007-01-27 00:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by spike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Darn it, if that is all they say, then I like them !!!!!!!! There had been meals where the saying of grace before meals alone took all of 10 minutes when everybody including anybody new or visiting are supposed to tell speeches and thanking God for the food, the blessing of the company of each and every single person in the room, uhmmm , and you are complaining about one word?
LOL.
Stop that and pass the potatoes.
2007-01-27 07:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Itadakimasu literally means I will recieve. Goshisousama Deshita means I thank you for the meal
2007-01-27 08:03:54 · answer #3 · answered by kokoro_no_ureshii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Itadakimasu literally means 'I will take', but in that context just means 'Thanks for the food I'm about to eat'. My wife says it even if she did the cooking. I guess it's thanking god, mother nature, whatever. She only says gochisosama after a meal if somebody else prepared it.
2007-01-27 07:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by massadaman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's equivalent to something like " excuse me, but i'm going to eat now ..." mannerisms.
even traditional chinese people say it in there families. " everyone please start dinner. " mannerisms.
i'm sure even koreans have this ritual.
nowadays it's more like :
" munch...munch..munch...munch....gulp. "
2007-01-27 07:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by The Oasis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow.......oh yeah...
2007-01-27 07:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by syidin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋