it means "thank you", but with heavy asian accent (japanese).
"TH-" from "thank" is pronounced like S. and "yu" from "you". hence the word, "SankYU"
"TH-" from "thank" is pronounced like S. and "yu" from "you". hence the word, "SankYU"
by nixxter02 September 19, 2010
Get the sankyu mug.A Japanese phrase that shows up alot in animes and the subs say it means "thank you" but I don't understand how that works because it can't be defined anywhere else. Can also be replaced with "arigatou".
by cinmonbuns May 30, 2008
Get the sankyu mug.Japanese Slang for Thank You in english. It translates to 39 or to be more exact 3 9, which when said in Japanese are San and Kyu. It is also used in txt messages to short Thank You as on a Japanese Cell, numbers are much easier than Kanji.
Text from You: Yeah You can borrow that DVD.
Text from Me: Hey 39
Or
You: Hey can you help me out here
Me: Sure
You: San-Kyu.
Text from Me: Hey 39
Or
You: Hey can you help me out here
Me: Sure
You: San-Kyu.
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