How to express your thanks in numerous different languages, andhow to reply when someone thanks you. In some cultures, particularly English-speaking ones, people tend to say thank you more than in other cultures. In China, for example, people rarely say thank you to their family and close friends.
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Key to abbreviations: (v)inf = (very) informal, (v)frm = (very) formal, sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person.
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| Language | Thank you | Reply to 'Thank you' |
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| Abenaki | Wiliwni | |
| Abkhaz | Иҭабуп (It̢abup) | |
| Adyghe | Тхьауегъэпсэу (sg) Тхьашъуегъэпсэу (pl) Тхьаегъэпсэу (>m/f) Тхьаегъэпсэух (>pl) |
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| Afrikaans | Dankie Baie dankie |
Dis 'n plesier |
| Ainu | Hioy'oy Iyayiraykere |
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| Alabama | Alíila | |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Falimin-nerit Shum faliminerit |
S'kä përse |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Falemenderit Shumë falemenderit |
S'ka përse |
| Aleut | Qaĝaasakung | |
| Altay | Быйан (Bıjan) | Јe! (Ĵe!) |
| Aklan | Saeamat Saeamat gid Saeamat nga abu Abu'ng saeamat Saeamat kimo |
Owa it ano man Indi mo eon pagmitla-ngon |
| Alsatian | Mersi Vielmohls mersi merci vielmols |
'S esch nitt de Wart 'S esch (schon) güet |
| Amharic | አመሰግናለሁ (amäsäggänallähw) - I praise you በጣም አመሰግናለሁን (bäṭam amäsäggänallähun) |
ምንም አይደለም (mənəm aydälläm) - it is nothing ችግር የለም (čəggər yälläm) - there is no problem |
| Apache | Ashagoteh (inf) Aheeihyeh (frm) |
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| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(shukrān) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ (mut shakkrān) متشكّرين (shukrān gazēlan) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ جزيلاً |
('afwan) عفواً |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Chokran | Tekram |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(shukran) شكرا (shukran jazīlan) شكرا جزيل |
(al'afw) ألعفو |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(shukran) ﺷﻜﺮﺍ (shukran bezzef) شكرا بزاف |
(bla zhmīl) بلا جميل (la shukran ʿla wazhb) لا شكرا علي واجب (barak llāhū fīk) بارك الله في |
| Aragonese | Gracias | De res |
| Aramaic | Yishar Ṯebu laḵ (>m) Ṯebu leḵ (->f) |
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| Arapaho | Hohóu | |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
մերսի (Mersi) շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalutyun) vfrm |
խնդրեմ (Khndrem) չարժե (Chʻarzhe) Ոչինչ է (Vochinch e) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Մերսի: (Mersee) Շնորհակալ եմ: (Shnorhagal em) frm |
խնդրեմ (Khndrem) չարժե (Chʻarzhe) Ոչինչ է (Vochinch e) |
| Aromanian | Haristo Haristo multu Multsumescu |
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| Assamese | ধন্যবাদ (dhônyôbad) | [silence/smile] একো নহয় (ekû nôhôy) |
| Asturian | Gracies Munches gracies |
De nada |
| Atikamekw | Mikwetc | |
| Aymara | Juspajaraña Juspajarkätam Yuspagara |
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| Azerbaijani | Təşəkkür edirəm Çox sağ ol Çox sağ olun (pl) |
Buyurun Dəyməz |
| Bambara | I ni ce (sg) Aw ni ce (pl) I ni baraji (sg) Aw ni baraji (pl) |
Basi tε (No problem) Nba |
| Balinese | Makasi (inf) Suksma, ᬲᬹᬓᬱ᭄ᬫ (inf) Matur suksma, ᬫᬵᬢᬸᬃᬲᬹᬓᬱ᭄ᬫ (frm) |
Mewali (inf) Suksma mewali (frm) |
| Bashkir | рәхмәт (räxmät) |
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| Basque | Eskerrik asko Mila esker Esker aunitz |
Ez da ezer |
| Batak (Toba) | Mauliate | |
| Bavarian | Dang šee 'Geid's god (frm) Measse (inf) |
Bassd šo Seng s' god (frm) |
| Belarusian | Дзякуй (Dziakuj) Дзякую вам (Dziakuju vam) Шчыры дзякуй (Ščyry dziakuj) |
Няма за што (Niama za što) |
| Bemba | Natotela (sg/inf) Twatotela (pl/frm) |
Awe tapali ifyakutasha ("there's nothing to be thankful for") |
| Bengali | ধন্যবাদ (Dhônyôbad) | তোমাকে স্বাগত জানাই (Tomake shagôtô janai) |
| Bhojpuri | धन्वाद (dhanvaad) | कोई ना (koi naa) |
| Bikol | Salamat Salamat na marhay Dyos mábalos |
Daing ano man |
| Bislama | Tangkyu Tangkyu tumas |
I stret (nomo) I oraet (nomo) I gud (nomo) Welkam |
| Blackfoot | ᖹᒧᐧᖹᖱᔪᒣᖽ (nitsíniiyi'taki) | |
| Blaan | Bong falèl Sàlamàt Bong sàlamàt |
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| Bosnian | Hvala Hvala lijepa |
Nema na čemu! |
| Breton | Trug Trugarez Trugarez vras Trugarekadenn Mersi Mersi Brazh Bennozh Doue Damant |
Netra Mann bet |
| Bulgarian | Благодаря (Blagodarja) Мерси (Mersi) inf Благодаря ти (Blagodarja ti) - sg/inf Благодаря ви (Blagodarja vi) - pl/frm Благодаря ви много (Blagodarja vi mnogo) Много благодаря (Mnogo blagodarja) Много Ви благодаря (Mnogo vi blagodarja) |
Добре дошъл (Dobre došãl) Няма защо (Njama zašto) Моля (Molja) |
| Burmese | ေက်းဇူးတန္ပါတယ္။ (cè-zù tin-ba-deh) | ရပါတယ်။ (ya-ba-deh) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Obrigadu | Di nada Es é ka nada |
| Capiznon | Salamat Salamat kaayad |
Wala sang anuman |
| Catalan | Gràcies Moltes gràcies Mercès |
De res |
| Cebuano | Salamat Salamat kaayo |
Ok ra to oy Wala ra to oy Walay sapayan |
| Central Dusun | Pounsikou Kotoluadan |
Miagal Miagal nopo |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Gracias | De nada Nuay aquel |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Gracias | De nada No hay de que |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Si Yu'us Må'åse' (God have mercy) | Buen probechu |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Si Yu’us ma’ase (God have mercy) | Buen prubechu |
| Chechen | Баркалла (Barkalla) | Массара (Massara) |
| Cherokee | ᏩᏙ (Wado) | ᎬᎵᎡᎵᎦ (Gvlieliga) |
| Cheyenne | Hahoo Néá'eše Néá'êšemeno (We thank you) |
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| Chichewa | Zikomo Zikomo kwambiri |
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| Chinese (Cantonese) |
多謝 (dòjeh) - for something given 唔該 (m̀hgòi) - for a service |
唔駛 (m̀hsái) 唔駛客氣 (m̀hsái haakhei) 冇問題 (móuh mahntàih) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
多謝 (do1sia5) 感謝 (gam3sia5) |
唔駛客氣 (m1sii3 hak7hi5) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
謝謝 [谢谢] (xièxie) 感謝你 [感谢你] (gǎnxiè nǐ) 非常感謝你 (fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ) |
不客氣 [不客气] (bú kèqi) 不用謝 [不用谢] (bú yòng xiè) 沒關係 [没关系] (méi guānxi) 沒問題 [没问题] (méi wèntí) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
谢谢 (yáyà) 谢谢侬 (yáyà nóng) |
弗用客气 (fé yōng kēqì) 勿要谢 (viō jia) 没关系 (mak5 gue3 xi1) 勿要客气 (viō kēqì) 没事体俄 (meq zyhthih req) 覅客气 (viō kēqì) 覅谢得个 (viō-jā teqreq) 霞霞侬 (xiá yà nóng) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
多謝 (to-siā) 感謝 (kám-siā) 撈力 (ló làt) |
免客氣 (bián kheh-khì) 熟似 (se̍k-sāi) |
| Chinese (Teochew) |
多謝 (joi7 sia7) 感謝 (gam2 sia7) |
免客气 (miang6 ket8-ki3) 勿客气 (mai5 ket8-ki3) |
| Chipewyan | Mársi Marsi tchógh Dégharé marsi nénesdhen |
Sughuá hásįlá |
| Choctaw | Chi̱ yakōkilih chi̱toh (frm) Yakokih (inf) Yakoke |
Ome |
| Chuukese | Kinisou Kinisou chapur |
Kote pwan affani |
| Chuvash | Тав! (Tav!) Пысӑк тав! (Pysăk tav!) - inf Пысӑк тав сана! (Pysăk tav sana!) - frm |
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| Cimbrian | Vorbàis Gott! Vorbàis Gott viil! |
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| Coastal Kadazan | Kotohuadan | Miagal Miagal nopo |
| Comanche | Ʉra Ʉrako |
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| Cornish | Meur ras | Heb grev (no problem) Wolkomm os ta |
| Corsican | À ringraziavvi Vi ringraziu |
Di nunda |
| Cree | ᐊᕀ (ay) ᐊᕀ ᐊᕀ (ay-ay) ᐊᕀ ᐦᐊᕀ (ay-hay) ᐦᐊᕀ ᐦᐊᕀ (hay-hay) ᑌᓂᑭ (têniki) ᑭᓇᓈᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ (kinanâskomitin) - thank you, I am grateful to you ᑭᑕᑕᒥᐦᐃᐣ (kitatamihin) - thank you, you make me smile, you please me ᒦᒃᐌᒡ (mîkwêc) ᐁᑯᓯ (ekosi) |
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| Croatian | Hvala Hvala lijepa |
Nema na čemu |
| Crow | Ahóoh | |
| Cuyonon | Salamat Matamang Salamat |
Ara sapayan Ara anoman |
| Czech | Dík (inf) Díky (inf) Dĕkuju (inf) Dĕkuju pĕknĕ (inf) Dĕkuji (frm) Dĕkuji vám (frm) Dĕkuji pĕknĕ (frm) Dĕkuji vám mnohokrát Mockrát dĕkuji (frm) Děkuji nastotisíckrát (frm) |
Prosím, nemáte zač Není zač Rádo se stalo |
| Danish | Tak Mange tak Tusind tak (thousand thanks) Tak for ... (thanks for ...) |
Det var så lidt Ingen årsag |
| Dari | (Tašakor) تشكر | قابل تشکرنيست (Qâbele tašakor nest) |
| Dinka | Yin aca leec | |
| Duala | Na sôm Na som jita Masoma Jita la masoma |
É tìtī lambo |
| Dutch | Dank u Dank u wel (frm) Bedankt Dank je wel (inf) Dank u zeer (thank you very much) Duizendmaal dank (thousand times thanks) |
Graag gedaan Geen dank Alstublieft Alsjeblieft |
| Dzongkha | བཀའ་དྲིན་ཆེ། (Kadrin chhe) གནམ་མེད་ས་མེད་བཀའ་དྲིན་ཆེ་ལགས། (Nami sami kadrinchhe la) |
ཡ་ཡ། (yaya) Jembalaekso |
| Efik | Sọsọñọ Sọsọñọ eti eti |
Ọfọn o |
| Elfdalian | Tjär tokk fer! | Eð war so liteð |
| English (British) | Thank you Thank you very much Thanks a lot (inf) Thanks (inf) Ta (inf) Cheers (inf) |
You're welcome You're very welcome Don't mention it No problem No worries |
| Estonian | Tänan Tänan teid Tänan teid väga Aitäh Suur aitäh |
Pole tänu väärt Võta heaks |
| Ewe | Akpe | Woezo Mia woezo Akpe melio Mesu akpe o |
| Extremaduran | Gracias Muchas gracias |
Muchas vezis Ná No es ná Pa essu estamus |
| Faroese | Takk Takk fyri |
Tað var so lítið |
| Fijian | Vinaka Vinaka vaka levu |
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| Finnish | Kiitos Kiitoksia oikein paljon |
Eipä kestä Eipä kestä kiittää |
| Flemish (West) | Merci | |
| French | Merci Merci beaucoup |
De rien Il n'y a pas de quoi Je vous en prie Avec plaisir À votre service |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Foole tunk | |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Tonkje | Graach dien |
| Frisian (West) | Tankewol Tankje Tankje wol Tige tank |
Gjin probleem Nimme net kwea ôf |
| Friulian | Graciis | Di bant Di nuie |
| Galician | Grazas Graciñas Moitas grazas |
De nada Non hai de que |
| Gallo | En t'ermerciant En t'ermerciant bel e ben |
N-i a pâs pourcai de ren |
| Garo | Mitela | Aiao! Mamungba ong'ja na'a! |
| Gascon | Merci Mercés |
Brigue |
| Georgian | გმადლობთ (gmadlobt) დიდი მადლობა (didi madloba) |
არაფერს (arapers) |
| German | Danke Danke schön Vielen Dank Tausend Dank (A thousand thanks) Danke vielmals (Many thanks) Recht schönen Dank Ich danke dir (I thank you) Ich danke Ihnen (I thank you) Ich bin sehr dankbar für ... (I'm very thankful for) Ich bin dir sehr dankbar für ... (I'm very thankful to you for) Ich bin Ihnen sehr dankbar für ... (I'm very thankful to you for) Mit tiefer Dankbarkeit (With deep gratitude) |
Bitte Bitte schön Bitte sehr Nichts zu danken |
| Greek (Ancient) | Ἐπαινῶ (Epainō) | Οὐδὲν διαφέρει (Oudén diaférei) |
| Greek (Modern) | Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó ) Ευχαριστώ πολύ (Efharistó polí) |
Παρακαλώ (Parakaló) |
| Greenlandic | Qujan Qujanaq Qujanarsuaq |
Illillu (sg) Ilisillu (pl) |
| Guaraní | Aguyje Aguyjevete ndéve |
Tereiko porãke |
| Gujarati | ધન્યવાદ (dhanyavaad) આભાર (aabhar) |
તમારું સ્વાગત છ (tamaarūṃ svaagata cha) |
| Guernésiais | Merci Merci bian Merci biau des feis |
L’affaire est bian! |
| Haida | Háw'aa | |
| Haitian Creole | Mesi Mesi ampil |
Merite Padekwa De ryen |
| Hausa | Na gode | Ba kome |
| Hawaiian | Mahalo Mahalo nui Mahalo iā ʻoe Mahalo nui loa |
ʻAʻole pilikia (No problem) Noʻu ka hauʻoli (The pleasure is mine) |
| Hebrew | (Toda rabah) תודה רבה (Rav todot) רב תודות (Toda) תודה |
(Bevakasha) בבקשה |
| Herero | Okuhepa Ndangi |
Okuhepa Ndangi |
| Hiligaynon | Salamat | Wala sang anuman |
| Hindi | Thanks (inf) धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) - frm आभारी हुँ (ābhārī hōṅ) - frm |
मेरा सौभाग्य है
(merā subhāgya hai) कोई बात नहीं (koi baat nahi) |
| Hmong (White) | Ua tsaug | Tsis ua licas (it's nothing) Zoo siab pab (happy to help) |
| Hopi | Kwa’kway (m) Askwali (f) Hoon’ |
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| Hungarian | Köszi Köszönöm Köszönöm szépen |
Szívesen Nincs mit |
| Iban | Terima kasih Tabik basa |
Sama-sama Nadai ngawa' |
| Icelandic | Takk Takk fyrir Þakka þér fyrir Þakka þér kærlega fyrir Kærar þakkir |
Það var ekkert |
| Igbo | Ị meela Daalụ |
Nsogbu adịghịị Nsogbu adịrọọ (No worries) |
| Iloko | Agyamanak | Awan ania man |
| Inari Saami | Takkâ Kijtto Kijttoseh |
Pyerrin liävus |
| Indonesian | Terima kasih Terima kasih banyak Makasih (vinf) |
Terima kasih kembali Sama-sama Dengan senang hati |
| Ingush | Barkal (thanks) Barkal xalda hwuona (thanks be to you) Saagha xalda hwa (thank you very much) Deala reaza xalda hwuona (thank you very much) |
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| Inuktitut | ᖁᔭᓇᐃᓐᓂ (Quyanainni) ᖁᐅᓇ (Quana) ᒪ'ᓇ (Ma'na) ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ (Qujannamiik) ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ (Nakurmiik) |
ᐃᓛᓕ (Ilaali) |
| Iñupiaq | Quyanaq Qayaannaqpauraq Taikuuqpauraq Quyanaqpak Taikuu Taikuullapiaq Quyaanna Quyaana Quyaanavak Iliġanamiik |
Akuqtuġikpiñ Paġlagikpiñ Ii Ii'ii |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Go raibh maith agat (sg) Go raibh maith agaibh (pl) Go raibh míle maith agat (sg) Go raibh míle maith agaibh (pl) Gura míle (inf) | ’Sé do bheatha Ná habair é Tá fáilte romhat |
| Italian | Grazie Molte grazie Grazie mille |
Prego |
| Italian (Roman dialect) | Grazzie | |
| Japanese | どうも (dōmo) ありがとう (arigatō) ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu) どうもありがとう (dōmo arigatō) どうもありがとうございます (dōmo arigatō gozaimasu) |
どういたしまして (dō itashimashite) |
| Javanese | ꦩꦠꦸꦂꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (Matur nuwun) (Kromo Inggil) ꦠꦿꦶꦩꦱ꧀ (Trim) (Ngoko) |
ꦱꦩꦶ-ꦱꦩꦶ (Sami-sami) (Kromo Inggil) ꦥꦣ-ꦥꦣ (Pạdhạ-pạdhạ) (Ngoko) |
| Jenesch | Hulasch | |
| Jèrriais | Mèrcie Mèrcie bein des fais |
I' n'y'a pon d'tchi |
| Kalmyk | Ханҗанав (Xanjanav) | Учр уга (Učr uga) - No problem Буйн болтха (Buyn boltxa) - You're welcome |
| Kannada | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ (dhanyavāda) ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (dhanyavādagaḷu) |
ಯಾಕೆ ಸುಮ್ಮನೇ ಥ್ಯಾಂಕ್ಸು (yāke summane ṭhanksu?) ಪರವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಬಿಡಿ (parwagilla biḍi) |
| Kaqchikel | Matyox | Majun rub'anun |
| Kashmiri | शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya) | Kiheen chhu ne parvaai |
| Kashubian | Dzãkùjã Dzãka Dzãczi |
Baro proszã |
| Kazakh | Рахмет! (Raxmet!) - gen | Оқасы жоқ! (Oqası joq!) - gen Тілеуіңіз болсын! (Tilewiñiz bolsın!) - frm Тілеуің болсын! (Tilewiñ bolsın!) - inf |
| Khasi | Khublei | Ymleilei |
| Khmer | ឣរគុណ (’âu kŭn) | ឣត់ឣីទេ (’ât ei té) សូមអញ្ជើញ (som ’ânhcheunh) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Gangans. | Aios. |
| Kinyarwanda | Murakoze Urakoze |
Ntacyo |
| Kiribati | Ko rab'a Ko bati n rab'a |
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| Klamath | Sepk'eec'a | |
| Klallam | Háʔnəŋ cn | |
| Koasati | Aliilamo | |
| Korean | 감사합니다 (kamsahamnida) - frm 고맙습니다 (komapsumnida) - frm 고마워 (komawo) - inf |
아니에요 (anieyo) |
| !Kung San | !Kin !ka | |
| Kumyk | Баракалла (Barakalla) Кёп баракалла (Kyop barakalla) |
Кёп иштагьлыкъ булан (Kyop iştagьlıq bulan) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Spas (frm) Gelek spas (frm) Zor spas (frm) Spas dikem (frm) Mala te avabe (frm) |
Spas xwesh (frm) Ser chava (frm) Tishtek nabe (frm) Tishtek pé nay e! (frm) |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Sipas dekem (supas) سوپاس |
شایانی نیه |
| Kven | Kiitos Kiitosksii |
Ole hyvä |
| Kyrgyz | Рахмат (Rakhmat) Чоң рахмат (Chong rakhmat) |
Эчтеке эмес (Echteke emes) |
| Ladino | (Grasyas) גראסיאס (Mersí muncho) מירסי מונג׳ו |
(De nada) די נאדה |
| Lakota Sioux | Philámayaye | |
| Lao | ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i) ຂອບໃຈຫລາຍໆ (khàwp ja̖i lãi lãi) |
ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ (baw pe̖n nyãng) |
| Latin | Gratias tibi ago (inf) Gratias vobis ago (frm/pl) Multas gratias vobis ago |
Precare (sg) Precamini (pl) |
| Latvian | Paldies Liels paldies |
Vienmēr laipni Lūdzu |
| Laz | დიდი მარდი (Didi mardi) საღოლ (Sağol) |
სი მოხთით (Si moxtit) |
| Lezgi | Сагърай (Saghraj) - "be well" Сагъ хьуй (Sagh xhuj) Гзаф кьван сагърай (Gzaf q'wan saghraj) Чухсагъул (Chuxsaghul) |
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| Lingala | Merci Botondi Natondi Natondi yo Ebote mingi |
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| Lithuanian | Ačiū Dėkoju Labai ačiū |
Prašom |
| Livvi-Karelian | Passibo | Ole hyvä |
| Low Saxon | Dank di (sg) Dank jo (pl) | Nich daar för |
| Lozi | Ni itumezi, mme/ndate | U amuhezwi |
| Luganda | Weebale (sg) Weebale nnyo (sg) Neyanzizza (sg - I'm grateful) Weebale nnyo, weebale endala Omulala aganye Mwebale (pl) Mwebale nnyo (pl) Tweyanzizza (pl - We're grateful) |
Kale Si nnyo (not much) Si ky'amaanyi (nothing important) |
| Lule Sámi | Gijtto | |
| Luxembourgish | Merci Villmools Merci |
Kee problem Gär geschitt |
| Macedonian | Благодарам (Blagodaram) Ви благодарам (Vi blagodaram) - frm |
Молам Нема на што (Molam, nema na što) |
| Magahi | धन्यवाद /d̪ʱənjəwaːd̪/ | कोय बात नयँ। /koj baːt̪ nəẽː/ |
| Maithili | Dhanyabad Bahut bahut dhanyabad |
Swagatam Anhu ke dhanyabaad Suswagatam |
| Malagasy | Misaotra Misaotra betsaka |
Tsy misy fisaorana |
| Malay | Terima kasih | Sama-sama |
| Malayalam | നന്ദി (nāndi) ഉപകാരം (upakaram) |
നിങ്ങള്ക്കു സ്വാഗതം (ningngaḷakku svāgatam) |
| Maldivian | (Shukuriyyaa) ޝުކުރިއްޔާ | (Maruhabaa) މަރުޙަބާ |
| Maltese | Grazzi Grazzi ħafna |
Merħba bik Ta' xejn M'hemmx mn'hiex Xejn, xejn |
| Mam | Chjonte Chjontexix |
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| Manx (Gaelic) | Gura mie ayd (sg) Gura mie eu (pl) Gura mie mooar ayd (sg) Gura mie mooar eu (pl) |
She dty vea |
| Mapuche | Chaltu | |
| Māori | usually expressed through rising intonation or Kia ora |
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| Marathi | आभारी आहे (ābhārī āhe) धन्यवाद (dhanyāvad) |
आपले स्वागत आहे (āpale svāgata āhe) |
| Marshallese | Kom̧m̧ool (sg) Kwe emmal (pl) Kom̧m̧ooltata (Thank you very much) |
Jouj Kōn jouj |
| Mauritian Creole | Mersi | |
| Meänkieli | Kiitos Kiitoksia |
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| Monégasque | Merçi Merçi tantu |
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| Mayan (K'iche') | Maltiox | |
| Míkmaq | Wela’lin (sg) Wela’liek (sg) Wela’lioq (pl) |
Weliaq |
| Michif | Marci | |
| Mohawk | Nia:wen | |
| Mon | တင္ဂုန္ရ။ တင္ဂုန္ဗြဲမေလာန္ |
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| Mongolian | Баярлалаа (Bayarlalaa) Гялайлаа (Gyalailaa) Танд их баярлалаа (Tand ikh bayarlalaa ) |
Зүгээр (Zügeer) |
| Mossi | Barka Barka woussogo |
Pa sek ye Ka sek ye |
| Nahuatl | Tlazohcamati Cenca tlazohcamati |
Ahmitla ((It's) nothing) |
| Navajo | Ahéhee' Tʼáá íiyisíí ahéheeʼ (thank you very much, my sincere thanks) |
Ahéhee' |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ngiyabonga | Kulungile |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ngiyathokoza (I am thanking) Ngithokza khulu Siyathokoza (We are thanking) e[surname of person being thanked] |
Wamukelekile |
| Nepali | धन्यवाद (dhanyavāda) |
केही छैन (kehī chaina) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | सुभाय् (subhay) | |
| Ngoni | Asante | Karibu |
| Niuean | Fakaaue Fakaue lahi |
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| Nkore | Webare Webare munonga |
Webare kusiima (Thank you for appreciating) |
| Nogai | Савболынъыз! Рахмет! Муьсирев этемен! Рахмет (Муьсиревим) сисге! (Thanks to you!) Бек савболынъыз! (Thank you very much!) |
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| Northern Sotho | Ke a leboga Ke a leboga kudu |
Go leboga rena |
| Northern Sámi | Giitu | Leage buorre |
| Norwegian | Takk (thanks) Tusen Takk (a thousand thanks) Mange Takk (many thanks) Takk skal du ha |
Ingen årsak Vær så god |
| Occitan | Mercés | Amb plaser! |
| Ojibwe | Miigwech Chi-miigwech |
Miiwe (That's it) Miiyiw (That's it) Inaa go naa (So is so) |
| Okinawan | 御拝でーびーる (nifee deebiiru) - frm 御拝どー(nifee doo) - inf 一杯御拝でーびーる (ippee nifee deebiiru) |
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| Omaha | Wíbthahoⁿ! | Thatʰí tʰe udaⁿ (Your welcome) |
| Oriya | ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (Dhanẏabād) ତୁମ୍ଭଙ୍କୁ ଧନ୍ଯବାଦ୍ (Thumbhaṅku dhanẏabād) |
ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ବାଗତ (Āpaṇanku sbāgata) |
| Oshiwambo | Tangi Tangi unene |
Oshili nawa (It's alright) |
| Ossetian | Бузныг (Buznyg) Арфæгонд у ут (Arfægond u ut) Стыр бузныг дын уын (Styr buznyg) |
Ницы кæны (Nicy kæny) Ницы кæны, арфæйы аккаг нæу (Nicy kæny, arfæjy akkag næu) |
| Papiamento | Danki Masha danki |
Na bo ordo (frm) Di nada (inf) |
| Pashto | (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر |
(har kala rasha) هر كله راش |
| Persian (Farsi) | ممنونم frm - (mamnūnam) مرسي vinf - (mersi) متشكرم vfrm - (moteshakkeram) |
خواهش مي كنم (khahesh mikonam) |
| Picard | Marci Marci gramint |
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| Piedmontese | Grassie Grassie tant |
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| Pijin | Tanggio | |
| Pohnpeian | Kalahngan (frm) Menlau (inf) |
Komw dehr kupwuroki |
| Polish | Dzięki (vinf) Dziękuję Serdecznie dziękuję Dziękuję bardzo Dziękuję pięknie |
Proszę bardzo Nie ma za co (inf) |
| Portuguese | Obrigado (m) Obrigada (f) Muito obrigado (m) Muito obrigada (f) Obrigadinho (m) Obrigadinha (f) Muito agradecido (m) Muito agradecida (f) Muito agradecidos (pl) More details about saying thank you in Portuguese |
Você é bem-vindo |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Obrigado (m) Obrigada (f) Muito obrigado/a Muito agradecido/a More details about saying thank you in Portuguese |
De nada (inf) Não há de quê (frm) |
| Punjabi | ਧਨਵਾਦ / مہربانی (tànvād) ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ / شکریہ (shukrīā) |
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਸੁਆਗਤ ਹੈ। / تہاڈا سواگت ہے۔ جی آیاں نوں (tuhāɖā suāgat he) ਕੋਈ ਨਹੀਂ। / کوئی نہیں (kōī nahī̃) |
| Quechua | Solpayki Urpichay sonqoy |
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| Rapa Nui | Māuru-uru | 'O te aha no |
| Réunion Creole | Mèrsi Merssi Romèrsi Romèrsyé Mèrsi bondyé Romèrsiman |
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| Romanian | Mersi Mulțumesc Mulțumesc foarte mult (Thank you very much) |
Cu plăcere |
| Romansh | Grazia Grazia fitg Engraziel |
Anzi |
| Romani | Nais Nais tuke |
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| Rotuman | Noaʼia | |
| Russian | Спасибо! (Spasibo!) Огpомное спасибо! (Ogromnoe spasibo!) Большое спасибо! (Bol'shoe spasibo!) Благодарю вас! (Blagodaryu vas!) - frm |
Не за что! (Ne za chto!) Пожалуйста! (Pozhaluysta!) |
| Rusyn | Дякуву (Djakuvu) Дякуву дуже красно (Djakuvu duže krasno) |
Немаєте за што (Nemajete za što) |
| Sakha | Махтал (maxtal) Улахан махтал (ulaxan maxtal) Баһыыба (bahɯɯba) - inf |
Баһаалыста (bahaalɯsta) |
| Samoan | Fa'afetai Fa'afetai tele |
E le afaina |
| Samogitian | Diēkou Diekau |
Prašuom Ì sveikāta Ėsi laukāms arba Užvažiouk kumet nuorės |
| Sango | Singîla Singîla mingi |
Asala ye ape (It's nothing) |
| Sanskrit | धन्यवादाः (dhanyavādāḥ) | अस्तु तावत् (astu tāvat) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Gratzias Gratzias meda |
De nudda |
| Scots | Thank ye | Nae problem |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tapadh leat (inf) Tapadh leibh (frm/pl) Taing mhór Móran taing |
'S e do bheatha (inf) 'Se ur beatha (frm/pl) |
| Sepedi | Ke a leboga | |
| Serbian | Хвала
(Hvala) Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo) Хвала вам (Hvala vam) Много вам хвала (Mnogo vam hvala) |
Молим (Molim) |
| Serrano | Hakupvu' 'a'ay | Werre' |
| Sesotho | Ke a leboha Ke a leboha haholo |
O amohetswe |
| Shawnee | Neyiwa | |
| Shona | Waita zvako (sg) Maita zvenyu (pl) |
Unotendei? Zvakanaka |
| Manchu (Sibe) | Sinde baniha | |
| Sicilian | Grazij | Di nenti |
| Slavey | Masi | |
| Sinhala | ඉස්තුති (istuti) බොහොම ස්තුතියි (bohoma stutiyi) |
එකත කමක් න (ehkata kamak na) |
| Sindhi | Meharbani | Bhali karay aaya |
| Slovak | Ďakujem Ďakujem vám Ďakujem pekne Ďakujem velʼmi pekne |
Prosím Niet za čo |
| Slovenian | Hvala Hvala lepa Najlepša hvala |
Prosim Ni za kaj |
| Somali | Mahadsanid Wad mahadsantahay |
Adigaa mudan Adaa mudan |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Źĕkujom se | Nic za zło |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Dźakuju so (frm) Ja so Wam dźakuju (frm) Wutrobny dźak (frm) |
Rady |
| Southern Sámi | Gæjhtoe Jïjnh gyjhteles Gudtsien (when talking about food) |
Duelie |
| Spanish | Gracias Muchas gracias |
De nada No hay de qué |
| Sranan | Grantangi | |
| Stellingwarfs | Daank | |
| Sundanese | Nuhun Hatur nuhun (frm) Nuhun pisan |
Sami-sami Sawangsulna |
| Swahili | Asante Asante sana (sg) Asanteni (pl) |
Asante kwa kushukuru |
| Swazi | Ngiyabonga Ngiyabonga kakhulu |
Wemukelekile |
| Swedish | Tack (thanks) Tack så mycket (thanks very much) Tusen tack (a thousand thanks) |
Inget att tacka för Ingen orsak Var så god Det var så lite |
| Swiss German | Merci Merci vielmal Dangge |
Nüt z'dangge Gäärn gscheh |
| Tagalog | Salamat (inf) Maraming salamat (inf) Salamat po (frm) Maraming salamat po (frm) |
Wala pong anuman (frm) Walang anuman (inf) |
| Tahitian | Māuruuru Māuruuru roa |
'aita pe'ape'a |
| Tajik | Рахмат (Raxmat) Ташаккур (Tašakkyr) Ташаккури зиёд! (Tašakkuri ziëd!) |
Саломат бошед (Salomat bošed) |
| Tamil (formal) | நன்றி (nandri) [ml] [fm] மிக நன்றி (miga nandri) [ml] |
மிகவு நன்றி (migavum nandri) |
| Tamil (informal) | நன்றி (nandri) [fm] ரொம்ப நன்றி (romba nandri) [fm] |
தேங்க்ஸ் எதுக்குங்கா (thanks edukkungaa?) பரவா இல்லீங்க (parva illinga) |
| Tatar | Räxmät Küp räxmät |
Zur üs üzenä Räxmät |
| Telugu | ధన్యవాదములు (dhanyavaadhamulu) |
మా సంతోషం (maa saṅthoashaṅ) |
| Tetum | Obrigadu (m) Obrigada (f) Obrigadu barak (m) Obrigada barak (f) |
La iha buat ida Lalika temi |
| Thai | ขอบคุณ (kòp kun) - inf ขอบใจ (kòp jai) - inf ขอบใจน้า (kòp jai náa) - inf ขอบใจจ้ะ (kòp jai jâ) - inf/f ขอบคุณครับ (kòp kun kráp) - frm/m ขอบคุณค่ะ (kòp kun kâ) - frm/f ขอบคุณมาก (kòp kun mák) - thank you very much |
ไม่เป็นไร (mâi bpen rai) |
| Tibetan | ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ་། (tujay-chay) ཐུགས་རྗེཞེ་དྲག་ཆེ་། (tujay shita-chay) |
ཞུ་དགོས་ཡག་ཡོད་ཡོད་མ་རེད། (shu-goyak yaw maray) |
| Tigrinya | የቐንየለይ! (Yekenyeley!) ክብረት ይሃበለይ! (Kbret Yhabeley!) |
ገንዘብካ (Genzebka) m/sg ገንዘብኪ (Genzebki) f/sg ገንዘብኩም (Genzebkum) m/frm ገንዘብክን (Genzebken) f/frm |
| Tlingit | Gunalchéesh Gunalchéesh hó hó |
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| Tokelauan | Fakafetai Fakafetai lahi lele |
Hē āfāina |
| Tok Pisin | Tenkyu Tenkyu tru Tenkyu tumas |
Nogat samting Maski |
| Tongan | Mālō Mālō ‘aupito |
‘Io mālō |
| Tsez | Баркала (Barkala) | |
| Tsonga | Ndza nkhensa Ndzi khense ngopfu Inkomu swinene |
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| Tsotsil | Kolaval Kolaval tajmek |
Mu'yuk k'usi |
| Tswana | Ke a leboga, rra (frm>m) Ke a leboga, mma (frm>f) Ke itumetse, rra (frm>m) Ke itumetse, mma (frm>f) |
Ke itumetse, rra (frm>m) Ke itumetse, mma (frm>f) |
| Tugen | Kongoi | Kitachin |
| Tumbuka | Nawonga chomene (I thank you) Tawonga chomene (We thank you) Yewo chomene (Thank you very much) Yewo |
Ndimwe wakupokeleka Palije suzgo |
| Turkish | Teşekkür ederim Çok teşekkür ederim Teşekkürler Sağol Sağolun |
Bir şey değil Rica ederim |
| Turkmen | Sagboluň Köp sagboluň Taňry ýalkasyn (God bless you) |
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| Tuvaluan | Fakafetai Fāfetai (more colloquial) |
E 'lei. |
| Udmurt | Тау (Tau) | Пожалуйста (Požalujsta) |
| Ukrainian | Дякую (Diakuju) Дуже дякую (Duže diakuju) |
Прошу будь ласка (Prošu, buď laska) |
| Ulch | Кэси банха | |
| Urdu | bahut shukriya بہت شكريه shukriya شكريه |
(koi baat nahin) کوی بات نہیں |
| Uyghur | رەھمەت سىزگە (Rähmät sizgä) |
ئەرزىمەيدۇ (Ärzimäydu) |
| Uzbek | Rahmat Katta rahmat |
Arzimajdi Marhamat |
| Venda | Ndo livhuwa Ro livhuwa Ndo livhuwa nga maanda |
No tanganedziwa |
| Venetian | Grasie | De niente Gninte |
| Veps | Spasib Sur' spasib Kitän Kitäm Kitän lujas |
Ei miš Ole hüvä |
| Vietnamese | Cảm ơn Cảm ơn nhiều (thanks a lot) Cảm ơn rất nhiều (thanks very much) Cảm ơn nhiều lắm (thank you very much) Cảm ơn ông (to older males) Cảm ơn anh (to younger males) Cảm ơn bà (to older females) Cảm ơn cô (to younger females) Xin cảm ơn (formal) Bạn thật là tử tế (You are so kind) |
Không có gì |
| Võro | Aiteh Tennäsiq |
Pallõsiq |
| Walloon | Grâce Mèrci Mèrci brâmint Mèrci brâmint dès côps Merci tot'd'bon |
I gn'a pon d'mô |
| Wayuu | Anayaawatsuje | Anasü |
| Welsh | Diolch Diolch yn fawr Diolch yn fawr iawn Diolch o galon |
Croeso Iawn |
| West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤙꤝꤤ [tɛ̤¹bw] | |
| Wolof | Jai-rruh-jef | Agsil (sg) Agsileen ak jaam (pl) |
| Wymsorys | Donk śejn | S'ej ny fir wos |
| Xhosa | Ndiyabulela Enkosi |
Wamkelekile |
| Yapese | Kammagar | Daariy |
| Yiddish | (Shkoyekh) שכּ׳ח (A dank) אַ דאַנק (A sheynem dank) אַ שיינעם דאַנק |
(Nishto farvos) נישטאָ פֿאַרװאָס זאָל עס זײַן דיר ווויל באַקומען (Zol es zayn dir voyl bakumen) (Tsu gezunt) צו געזונט (A yasher!) אַ יישר |
| Yolngu | Ga' | |
| Yoruba | O ṣé (inf) O ṣéun (inf) Ẹ ṣé (frm/pl) Ẹ ṣéun (frm/pl) Mo dúpẹ́ (I’m grateful) A dúpẹ́ (We’re grateful) |
Kò tó ọpẹ́ (It's not much to give thanks for) Kò tọ́pẹ́ A ò kí n dúpẹ́ ara ẹni (One doesn't thank oneself) |
| Yucatec Maya | Dios bo’otik | Mixba’al. |
| Torres Strait Creole | Eso po yu | |
| Yup'ik | Yum bo'otik Ighamsiqanaghalek |
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| Zazaki | Weş û war ba Weş û war bê Sipas Sax ba Sax bê Berxodar ba (>older people) Berxodar bê (>older people) |
Zî xêr bî Be xêr Ser û çimanê mi ser |
| Zulu | Ngiyabonga Ngiyabonga kakhulu (sg) Siyabonga (pl) |
Uyamukelwa (sg) Niyamukelwa (pl) |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | ||
|---|---|---|
| Esperanto | Dankon Dankegon |
Nedankinde |
| Folkspraak | Danking Danking to dek Tank Tank di Tanken |
Wessogod |
| Interlingua | Gratias Multe gratias |
Il es nihil |
| Lojban | ki'e ki'esai ki'ecai |
je'e do fi'i do |
| Quenya | Hanta Hantanyel (I thank you) |
|
| Sindarin | Hennaid Rim hennaid |
|
| Volapük | Danö! | Vilöfö! |
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Sites with translations of thank you in many languages
http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm
http://www.freelang.net/expressions/thankyou.php
http://www.treat.com/say-thank-you.htm
Thank you song (in 45 languages)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZmphu1HUxE
Welcome | Hello | How are you? | Long time no see | What's your name? | Where are you from? | Pleased to meet you | Good morning | Good afternoon | Good evening | Good night | Goodbye | Good luck | Cheers! | Have a nice day | Have a nice weekend | Bon appetit | Bon voyage | Yes, No | Maybe | I don't know | Do you understand? | I understand | I don't understand | Please speak more slowly | Please say that again | Please write it down | Do you speak English? | Do you speak [your language]? | I'm learning [your language] | How do you say ... in [your language]? | Speak to me in [your language] | Excuse me | I would like ... | How much is this? | Sorry | Please | Thank you | Where's the toilet? | This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | Would you like to dance? | Do you come here often? | I miss you | I love you | Get well soon | Go away! | Leave me alone! | Help! | Fire! | Stop! | Call the police! | Merry Christmas | Happy New Year | Happy Easter | Happy Birthday | Congratulations | One language is never enough | My hovercraft is full of eels
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