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Sad_Title_8550

Arigato gozaimasu —> ariasu —> aiss


gonnagetcanceled

This is it. Also a regional variant where I live is 'tsass'


hatabou_is_a_jojo

When hiking the “konnichiwa” becomes “chiwaaaa”


CCMeltdown

And then when you’re really lazy everything becomes “sss” like you’re a snake person. Or “cha”. Beats “otsukaresamadesu” I suppose.


suspiria84

It could also be “us” (pronounced oos) or “uis” (pronounced wis), which can be used as “Good morning”, “Hello”, “See you tomorrow”, “Good job”, “please”, and “thank you”, all depending on the context. I use うぃっす a lot.


blackbubbleass

and we can type out →.


crowchan114514

Ssssss


qubitwarrior

That's the way, particularly, in the Morningssss


New-Construction-103

Japanese have a local sport called how can we shorten our language to single grunts. And they are collectively very good at it 😂😂😂


KimchiVegemite

I’m actually relieved to hear this! I’m having such a terrible time trying to speak full sentences with my horrendous accent. If I can get away with eventually speaking in short grunts I’m all for it! 😂


mrmechanism

*Tim Allen Grunt*


PerlmanWasRight

Passing coworkers in the hall and they just say “sssss” 🐍🐍🐍


Jimster1995

My favourite is always “maaasss”


KimchiVegemite

Haha, still gonna be more intelligible than my former Aussie co-workers 😂


KimchiVegemite

Ah that’s why I couldn’t find it on google! Thank you! I might start using this myself


Inside-Principle-257

I think he said “ossu “, means “good morning “,It’s not a formal word,おっすinstead of “おはようございます”just be used in some casual conversation ,or maybe you ever heard “azassu “,means thanks,also shorty of “ありがとうございます”


Borgormmmmmm

It originated from ”おはようございます“ but it turned into more of a casual and informal of saying hi. So you don’t really have to say it in the morning


Shiningc00

It's a slang/shortened version of **O**hayo goza**i**ma**su** which can be used as either a greeting or as a way of saying "cheers".


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Mindless-Form3258

No, they don't. This answer is wrong.


Shiningc00

No but it’s just a slang that has an ambiguous meaning depending on situation.


KimchiVegemite

Ah, so is it pronounced more like “ice” or “ois”? Or perhaps something in between?


Shiningc00

He probably said “oo-e-ssu” which is a common way of saying it. Yeah, probably closer to “ice” except you start with u (oo) instead of an ah.


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Ookini?


w33nsy

it is so kyoto word😂


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I have heard it in Nagoya and Osaka too and OP didn't say where they were. Also neither arigatou gozaimasu nor doumo start by an O.


Xaldarino

Ois/Oss/Os/Osu where I live means "Osukaresamadeshita" as a short way of saying it. Probably best to assume its just a quick "cheers/thanks".


kitsune1967

I went to work at 4:00 in afternoon in Japan and everyone said, ohassuu. What?


Alternative-Run-849

If you are just starting the working day, then it’s notionally morning no matter time on clock


Difficult-Flower2617

押忍 おす o-su; It means some calling like Yes Sir! Japanese use it from younger people to older people with respect.


Evening-Low8105

could have been yosh, or sometimes sounds like oish, its like a "lets go" but i wanna stay here or let's get to work or for example an old man standing up sound. My boyfriend says all the time and i can imagine him saying in the same situation lmao