[✐4,5] “I’m getting by, thank you.”
[00:08]
Hello everyone. Do you know the expression “okagesama”?  If you are living in Japan, you might have heard this expression.
Typical usages are;
[00:21]
“How are you doing (recently)?”
“I’m getting by, thank you.”
“How’s your family doing? “
“We’re all fine, thank you.”
[00:34]
“O kage sama” means “thanks to you” or “thank your help” and is often used to express thanks in our daily conversation.[00:45]Well, we also use for “fortunately“ or “Thank God!”.

Note: It doesn’t necessarily mean that you thank the person you are talking to.  Often, it’s just an additional/decorative word. “Kage” means shadow, implying there is something we can’t see but it might have helped our life possible.  Although It’s a polite expression, it can be understood as sarcastic in some contexts. 

Repeat after me
[00:54]
1.     I’ve already been discharged from the hospital, thank you.
2.     I was abe to relax, thank you.
3.     I’m getting used to work, thank you.
4.     That was delicious, thank you.
5.     I had a good time, thank you.
[01:56]
I will ask you the followings.  Please answer with key words [KW].
For example,
[02:07]
I remember, you said you’ve lost your smartphone?
[KW] found it→ I’ve found it, thank you.

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[00:08]
みなさん、こんにちは。みなさんは｢おかげさま｣という ひょうげんをしっていますか。にほんに すんでいるひとはみみにしたことがあるとおもいます。
よくある つかいかたは；
[00:21]
｢さいきん、どうですか？｣
｢おかげさまで、なんとかやっています。｣
｢ごかぞくのみなさんは おげんきですか。｣
｢おかげさまで、みんなげんきにやっています。｣
[00:34]
｢おかげさま｣は ”Thanks to you.” とか、”Thank you for your help.” といういみで、にちじょうかいわでかいしゃの きもちを あらわすために よくつかわれます。
[00:45]
そうですねぇ、fortunately とかThank God!といういみでもつかいます。
Repeat after me
[00:54]
1.     おかげさまで、もう たんいんしました。
2.     おかげさまで、ゆっくり できました。
(ゆっくり = here; relax, unwind, chill)
3.     おかげさまで、しごとに なれてきました。
4.     おかげさまで、おいしく いただきました。
5.     おかげさまで、たのしく すごせました。
[01:56]
では、わたしが みなさんに つぎのようにききますので、Key words [KW]をつかって、こたえてください。
たとえば、
[02:07]
あ、スマホを なくしたっていっていましたね。
[KW] みつかりました→ おかげさまで、みつかりました。

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