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kirakira (Offline)
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03-12-2009, 12:57 PM

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Question: What are the clerks saying to me, it sounds like a complete sentence. Is it something like Welcome to (insert store name), if you need any help please ask.
When you walk in, いらっしゃいませ (irrashaimase) which means welcome.
When you leave the store ありがとうございました。またお越しくださいませ。(ar igatou gozaimashita. mata okoshikudasaimase) which means thank you very much. Please visit again.

These are set phrases, I really doubt most of the store clerks actually really mean it.

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