いただきます

いただきます
expression of gratitude before meals

Reading

Readingいただきます
N3 VocabJLPT N3expr.

Meanings

  1. expression of gratitude before meals
  1. thank you (for the meal just served)
  2. I receive (this meal)

Real voices: how native speakers say it

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誠心誠意がんばらせていただきます
せいしんせいいがんばらせていただきますI will do my best with sincerity.
そろそろお暇させていただきますね
そろそろおひまさせていただきますねWell, I'll be excusing myself now.
いただきます
いただきますItadakimasu (said before eating).

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