Polite to Colleague
Workplace · Greeting
今日もお疲れ様です。いつもありがとうございます。 — Thank you for your hard work today. I really appreciate everything you do. (Workplace · Greeting, Polite to Colleague, JLPT N4)
You
今日もお疲れ様です。いつもありがとうございます。
きょうもおつかれさまです。いつもありがとうございます。
Thank you for your hard work today. I really appreciate everything you do.
Romaji: Kyō mo o-tsukare sama desu. Itsumo arigatō gozaimasu. / Reply Romaji: Kochira koso, arigatō gozaimasu.
Reply
こちらこそ、ありがとうございます。
こちらこそ、ありがとうございます。
Likewise, thank you.
Gesture & etiquette
A warm, genuine smile and brief eye contact make this more than a formality. Saying it while pausing briefly — rather than while rushing past — signals that the appreciation is real. This phrase builds team morale when practiced daily and consistently.
お疲れ様' (otsukaresama) is the universal workplace appreciation expression — used when a colleague finishes a task, at day's end, or when someone returns from an errand. Adding 'いつもありがとうございます' elevates it from routine acknowledgment to genuine, specific gratitude for ongoing contributions.