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Here's something I just realized I didn't know how to say in Japanese. What is
the Japanese equivalent for words and set phrases used to express excitement
for what someone is doing, while also cheering them on and actively
encouraging them to keep it up?
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grammar word-choice set-phrases
What is the Japanese equivalent for words like 'go' in 'go team!'?
Common ones heard during many types of games are:

  * 行け！
  * 頑張れ！
  * ゴー！

People often say these repeatedly ("行け行け行け！"). Other verbs are also used when
appropriate ("押せ押せ押せ！", "走れ走れ！").

There are [longer phrases](http://naruhodo.jp.net/7-cheer-up-phrases-replace-
ganbatte/) usually used to cheer someone up before a game. [Dedicated
cheerleaders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cendan) have their own ways
of cheering.
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> 行け！

in conjunction with a noun is common.

(As @naruto mentioned you can string this together like in English. You don't
need to specify who at this point as it can be contextually obvious.)

An example of this in use would be in Pokemon, where Satoshi ("Ash") will say

> 行け！ ピカチュウ！ ("Go, Pikachu!")

You can use 頑張れ for many other situations, however. (e.g. 面接頑張れ！ but the
meaning would totally change into a rather shocking phrase if you were to say
面接行け！)

> ファイト
>
> 頑張れ
>
> 行け

for most purposes for cheering someone on (well, 励ましの言葉) are pretty similar,
but depending on your use case you may want to pay attention to what types of
people use them in what situations and see if that fits.
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