ご馳走さま (ごちそうさま): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

ご馳走さま (ごちそうさま) means thank you for the meal.

See example sentences below.

ご馳走さま at a glance

ご馳走さま

ごちそうさまgochisousama

N1interjection

thank you for the meal

ご馳走さまごちそうさまgochisousamaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

thank you for the meal

Example 1

ごちそうさまでした、美味しかったです。

Translation

Thank you for the meal, it was delicious.

Example 2

友だちの家でごちそうさまを言った。

Translation

I said thank you for the meal at my friend's house.