Monday, October 02, 2006

My Treat 奢る / ご馳走

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When you would like to give a treat you should say,
ご馳走します。

For eg: I will treat you with Sushi
寿司をご馳走します。

Today when we went our for lunch, my boss said
いいえ、それは私のおごりです。
Meaning
No, no, it's on me.

This word おごり or おごる means to give (someone) a treat

The kanji for this word おごり is 奢
Meaning: extravagance, luxury
Kanji: 奢る / 奢り

Btw, After the treat you should say
ご馳走様でした (御馳走様でした)
ごちそうさまでした

Other words using 奢
豪奢 - ごうしゃ - luxury, magnificence, extravagance
華奢 - きゃしゃ - (an) luxury, pomp, delicate, slender

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