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What Itadakimatsu means?
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2008/3/24 22:12
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I Just want to know when i can use it and why i should use it.
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by Zordiark
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itadakimaSU i believe, not -matsu. It basically means "lets eat" or "bon apetite". From what I understand though, and I may be mistaken as this is secondhand knowledge from my native Japanese teacher, it is more or less a reflex to say this before a meal, and the meaning is not really considered (literally "I receive").
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by bgalfond
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"Itadakimasu" is "I humbly and thankfully receive (this meal)," so it is something people say before a meal, and is meant to be an expression of gratitude to the ones who cooked it, to the food, to nature that provided the food to you :)
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by AK
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Adding a little
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2008/7/5 19:55
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If you are in a formal situation, it is expected for you to say Itadakimasu before beginning to eat (just as a courtesy i think). So amongst the Japanese, do say it before eating to make a good impression of yourself :P
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by Fufu
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