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ありがとうございます→ありがとう→ありがと→あざす

Thanks gets shorter as people get closer: ありがとうございます → ありがとう → ありがと. Young people squash ありがとうございます all the way to あざす.

Use it withFriends OKCoworkers carefulBoss / teacher avoid

ありがと is casual; あざす is very casual and young. At work, ありがとうございます.

50 lines with ありがと／あざす from 39 comedians in the library · Counts updated 2026-10-07
Audience laughter in this scene0:15
Shio Mariachi · Funky Proverbs

The duo opens their act with a catchphrase, introduces themselves, and greets the audience with the standard 'お願いします'.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks!

Textbookありがとうございます。'ありがとうございます' collapses to 'あざーす': only 'あ' and '(ご)ざいます' survive, with a stretched vowel.

Tone: Very casualSpeed: normal
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Audience laughter in this scene0:21
Yonbun no San · Prison

A prison guard says goodbye to a model prisoner who is being released tomorrow, and the prisoner wishes the guard well.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks.

Textbookありがとうございます。'ありがとうございます' drops 'ございます' and its final 'う', becoming 'ありがと', plus friendly 'な'.

Speed: normal
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Audience laughter in this scene0:18
Hara Hashimoto · Sushi Tastes Best

A customer walks into a sushi shop that someone they know has actually opened in Gunma.

Culture note Gunma is a landlocked prefecture with no sea, so it's an unlikely place for a sushi shop.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks for this kind of thing.

Textbookこういうところは、ありがとうございます。「ありがとね」 clips 「ありがとう」 to 「ありがと」, drops polite 「ございます」, and adds friendly 「ね」.

Speed: fast
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Audience laughter in this scene0:20
Barrows · Grandpa

A grandpa asks what a word means, and the other performer explains EXILE, a dance group with a member named Mendy.

Culture note EXILE is a famous J-pop dance group (one member is Sekiguchi Mendy), and "azamaru suisan" is playful youth slang for "thanks."

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks a mil! I'll Google it later.

Textbookありがとうございます。後でグーグルで調べておきます。"あざまる水産" is slang built on clipped "あざす" (from "ありがとうございます"), padded with "まる" and "水産" just for fun.

Tone: SlangSpeed: normal
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Audience laughter in this scene0:17
Amagasa · My Ex's Wedding

During a conversation, one person suddenly decides to ask someone else for help instead and quickly wraps things up.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks! Okay, bye-bye!

Textbookありがとうございました。それでは、さようなら。'ありがとう' is clipped to 'ありがと' plus friendly 'ね'; 'じゃあね' and 'バイバイ' are casual goodbyes.

Speed: normal
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Audience laughter in this scene0:17
Koharu Basuke · Laundry

One performer seems upset, and the other guesses it's their dislike of rice balls made by other people.

Culture note In Japan, some people dislike eating rice balls shaped by someone else's bare hands.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks again for today.

Textbook今日もありがとうございました。'ありがとう' is clipped to 'ありがと' and softened with friendly 'ね'; polite 'ございました' is dropped.

Speed: fast
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Quick answers

What does ありがと／あざす mean?

ありがと／あざす means “thanks”. Thanks gets shorter as people get closer: ありがとうございます → ありがとう → ありがと. Young people squash ありがとうございます all the way to あざす.

Is ありがと／あざす rude? Who can you say it to?

With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. ありがと is casual; あざす is very casual and young. At work, ありがとうございます.

How common is ありがと／あざす in real speech?

In 1,905 live comedy routines, ありがと／あざす appears in 50 lines from 39 comedians.

Reactions and comebacks

すいませんちょっと待って違う／ちげえやめて／やめろうるさい／うるせえすげえ／すご！うそ！／うそでしょじゃあめっちゃもういいなにそれっていうか／てかおいあれ？そっかやだ別にだってまさかえっ？／えー！バカ／アホうん／ううんほら