Talking about Thanksgiving

Sakura

Want to tell how you spend your Thanksgiving holidays to your Japanese friends? Here are how to say Thanksgiving-related words in Japanese!

• Thanksgiving - サンクスギビング sankusugibingu, or 感謝祭 kanshasai
• turkey - ターキー taakii, or 七面鳥 shichimenchoo
• to roast turkey - ターキーを焼く taakii o yaku
• stuffing - 詰め物 tsumemono
• cranberry sauce - クランベリーソース kuranberii soosu
• gravy - グレービー gureebii
• mashed potatoes - マッシュポテト masshupoteto
• sweet potatoes - スイートポテト suiitopoteto
• green beans - いんげん豆 ingenmame
• corn - とうもろこし toomorokoshi
• pumpkin pie - パンプキンパイ panpukin pai
• football game - フットボールの試合 futtobooru no shiai
• shopping - 買い物 kaimono
• Black Friday - ブラックフライデー burakku furaidee
• sale - セール seeru

If I’m missing any words here, let me know. 

Roe

Yes, the most important word of all: Arigatoo Gozaimasu!  (for all the yummy food!)

But I have a question: Is the 'g' in Arigatoo pronounced like an 'n'?   Or a 'g'?  

Arigatoo!

-Monroe

Roe

Also, I have just started studying Japanese, and is it like Chinese where there are no articles, i.e. no feminine, masculine, etc.  As in: burakku furaidee is the entire word, without worry of words like 'the', or 'an'?  

Arigatoo!

-Monroe

Sakura

Thank you Monroe-san for reminding me that I missed something important! Actually, there are specific expressions we say before and after a meal in Japanese:

Before a meal: いただきます。 Itadakimasu.

- This basically means, "I humbly receive the meal."

After a meal: ごちそうさまでした。 Gochisoosamadeshita.

- This basically means, "Thank you for the feast."

So, instead of saying the usual ありがとう Arigatoo, you can use the above expressions, which are specifically reserved to be used before and after a meal!

...And to answer your question about articles/determiners, you're correct that Japanese does not have them!

Thanks, and have great Thanksgiving holidays!