Greetings?

[Excessum]

Originally Posted by loveless09

doumo, doumo arigatou, arigatou,arigatou gozaimasu-thanks,thanks much,thank you,thank u very much

I'm sorry, but doesn't domo mean "much" and arigatto "thanks to you"? or have i spent all the time learning japanese in vain?

[Seiryuu]

They're all thanks, though used in different situations.

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by Excessum

I'm sorry, but doesn't domo mean "much" and arigatto "thanks to you"? or have i spent all the time learning japanese in vain?

Doumo(domo) means how , in any way.
It's translated into much or really with thanks and excuses etc.
It can be used alone for thanks and excuses or sometimes hello.
Arigatou(arigato) is 'thank you'. I think arigatto is a typo or a manga-like expression.
And okagesamade is like "thanks to you".

[Excessum]

Originally Posted by Debezo

Doumo(domo) means how , in any way.
It's translated into much or really with thanks and excuses etc.
It can be used alone for thanks and excuses or sometimes hello.
Arigatou(arigato) is 'thank you'. I think arigatto is a typo or a manga-like expression.
And okagesamade is like "thanks to you".

oh... yeah that's right, thank you... i mixed up okagesamade with arigato.

Originally Posted by Debezo

It can be used alone for thanks and excuses or sometimes hello.

So, can i instead of "konichiwa", for instance, say "domo"? That sounds kind of strange!

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by Excessum

So, can i instead of "konichiwa", for instance, say "domo"? That sounds kind of strange!

You usually replace words like "arigatou" with "doumo." In all my experience speaking with native Japanese, I haven't heard them use "doumo" as a greeting. The usual usage is in the context of "thank you." Just keep in mind that when you do so, it's less formal than "arigatou," and is usually only done by males.

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by CrimsonNataku

You usually replace words like "arigatou" with "doumo." In all my experience speaking with native Japanese, I haven't heard them use "doumo" as a greeting. The usual usage is in the context of "thank you." Just keep in mind that when you do so, it's less formal than "arigatou," and is usually only done by males.

Sometimes doumo is put on the front of greeting words almost meaninglessly. and can replace.
and I'm Japanese. I use it as a convenient word casually as "arigatou","sumimasen","konnichiwa".

[Excessum]

mmm... ok, back to the books for me then... he he... thanks Debezo and Crimson!

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by Debezo

Sometimes doumo is put on the front of greeting words almost meaninglessly. and can replace.
and I'm Japanese.

I apologize, I wasn't clear. I have most certainly heard it attached to the front of a greeting. I just haven't heard "doumo" used alone as a greeting.

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by CrimsonNataku

I apologize, I wasn't clear. I have most certainly heard it attached to the front of a greeting. I just haven't heard "doumo" used alone as a greeting.

doumo can be used alone as a greeting.
どうも - Google 検索
「どうも」

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by Debezo

doumo can be used alone as a greeting.
どうも - Google 検索
「どうも」

Once again, I apologize and stand corrected. Thank you very much for the links; I didn't know this before.