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How to express your thanks in numerous different languages, and how 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.
To hear recordings of the phrases please click on the ones that are links, or to see more phrases in each language please click on the language names.
Key to abbreviations: (v)inf = (very) informal, (v)frm = (very) formal, sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person.
| Language | Thank you | Reply |
|---|---|---|
| Abenaki | wiliwni | |
| Afrikaans | dankie baie dankie |
nie te danke dis 'n plesier |
| Ainu | hioy'oy iyayiraykere |
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| Alabama | alíila | |
| Albanian | Faleminderit Falemenderit shumë |
Ju lutem |
| Aleut | qagaasakuq | |
| Alsatian | mersi vielmohls mersi |
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| Amharic | አመሰግናለሁ (amäsägnalähu) | አሺ (əshi) |
| Apache | ihe edn | |
| Arabic (Egyptian) | (shukrān) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ (mut shakkrān) متشكّرين (shukrān gazēlan) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ جزيلاً |
('afwan) عفواً |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (shukran) شكرا (shukran jazīlan) شكرا جزيل |
(al'afw) ألعفو |
| Arabic (Moroccan) | (shukran) ﺷﻜﺮﺍ (shukran bezzef) شكرا بزاف |
(bla zhmīl) بلا جميل لا شكرا علي واجب (la shukran ʿla wazhb) |
| Aragonese | grazias | |
| Arapaho | hohóu | |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
մերսի (Mersi) - inf շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalutyun) - frm |
խնդրեմ (Khndrem) չարժե (Chʻarzhe) Ոչինչ է (Vochinch e) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Մերսի: (Mersee) Շնորհակալ եմ: (Shnorhagal em) frm |
Չ'արժեր: (Charzher) Բան մը չէ: (Pan muh che) Ոչինչ է (Vochinch e) |
| Aromanian | hristo hristo multu |
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| Assamese | ধোন্নোবাদ (dhoiynyobaad) | |
| Asturian | gracies | |
| Aymara | juspajaraña / juspajarkätam | |
| Azerbaijani | Təşəkkür edirəm Çox sağ ol Çox sağ olun (pl) |
Buyurun Xoş gəldiniz Dəyməz |
| Basque | eskerrik asko | ez da eser |
| Batak | boleate, bujur | |
| Belarusian | Дзякуй
(Dziakuy) Дзякую вам (Dziakuyu vam) Шчыры дзякуй (Ščyry dzjakuj) |
Няма за што (Nyama za shto) |
| Bemba | tsikomo | |
| Bengali | ধোন্নোবাদ (dhonnobad) | |
| Bislama | tangkiu | |
| Blackfoot | ᖹᒧᐧᖹᖱᔪᒣᖽ (nitsíniiyi'taki) | |
| Bosnian | hvala | |
| Breton | trugarez trugarez vras |
Netra, Mann bet |
| Bulgarian | благодаря (blagodarya) / Мерси (Mersi) Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti) - sg/inf благодаря ви (blagodarya vi) - pl/frm благодаря ви много (blagodarya vi mnogo) |
добре дошъл (dobre došãl) Няма защо (Njama zašto) Моля (Molja) |
| Burmese | ေကဵးဇူးပဲ။
(cè-zù-bèh) ေကဵးဇူးတင္ပၝတယ္။ (cè-zù tin-ba-deh) |
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| Cape Verdean | obrigadu | |
| Catalan | Gràcies / Moltes gràcies / Mercès | De res |
| Cebuano | salamat daghang salamat |
walay sapayan wa'y sapayan |
| Chamorro | Si Yu'us Må'åse' (lit. "God have mercy") | Buen Probechu |
| Chechen | barkalla | |
| Cherokee | ᏩᏙ (wado) | |
| Cheyenne | néá'eše | |
| Chichewa | Zikomo | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
多謝
(dòjeh) - for a gift 唔該 (m̀gòi) - for a service |
唔駛 (m̀sái) 唔駛客氣 (m̀sái haakhei) 冇問題 (móuh mahntàih) 不用客氣 (bàtjuhng haakhei) |
| Chinese (Hakka) | 多謝 (doh cha) | m sú hak hì |
| 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 (shiazia) jiauguai shiazia non |
勿要谢 (vyo ja) 没关系 (maq kueshi) 勿要客气 (vyo khatchi) 没事体俄 (maq zithi e) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
多謝 (to-sia7) | 免客氣 (bian2 kheh-khi3) |
| Chinese (Teochew) |
joi7 謝 (joi7 sia7) 感謝 (gam2 sia7) |
免客气 (miang6 ket8-ki3) 勿客气 (mai5 ket8-ki3) |
| Choctaw | Chi̱ yakōkilih chi̱toh (frm) Yakokih (inf) | |
| Cimbrian | Vorbàis Gott! | |
| Comanche | ||
| Cornish | meur rasta murrasta, durdaladawhy | |
| Corsican | à ringraziè vi | |
| Cree | ᑲᓇᓇᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ (kinana'skomitin) ᒦᒃᐌᒡ (mîkwêc) |
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| Croatian | hvala
hvala lijepa |
Nema na čemu! |
| Crow | ahó | |
| Czech | Dík,
Díky,
Dĕkuju,
Dĕkuju pĕknĕ (inf) Dĕkuji, Dĕkuji vám, Dĕkuji pĕknĕ Dĕkuji vám mnohokrát, Mockrát dĕkuji |
Prosím, nemáte zač Není zač Rádo se stalo |
| Dalecarlian | Tákk | |
| Danish | tak
mange tak tusind tak (thousand thanks) tak for (thanks for) |
det var så lidt ingen årsag |
| Dhivehi | (shukuriyyaa) ޝުކުރިއްޔާ | |
| Dinka | yin aca leec | |
| 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 |
| English | thank you thank you very much ta, cheers, thanks many thanks, thanks a lot |
you're welcome no problem not a problem no worries don't mention it no probs no big deal |
| Esperanto | dankon dankegon |
nedankinde |
| Estonian | tänan
tänan teid
tänan teid väga aitäh suur aitäh |
pole tänu väärt võta heaks |
| 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 |
| French | Merci Merci beaucoup |
De rien Il n'y a pas de quoi Je vous en prie Avec plaisir À votre service |
| Frisian (North) | Foole tunk | |
| Frisian (West) | Tige tank | |
| Friulian | Graciis | |
| Galician | Grazas, Graciñas Moitas grazas |
De nada Non hai de que |
| Garo | Mitela | Aiao! Mamungba ong'ja na'a! |
| Georgian | გმადლობთ (gmadlobth) დიდი მადლობა (didi madloba) | არაფერს (araphers) |
| German | danke danke schön vielen dank Tausend Dank, Danke vielmals, Recht schönen Dank, Ich danke Ihnen/dir, Ich bin (Ihnen/dir) sehr dankbar für..., Mit tiefer Dankbarkeit |
bitte bitte schön bitte sehr nichts zu danken |
| German (Swiss) | merci, merci vilmal/viumou | |
| Greek | Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó ) Ευχαριστώ πολύ (Efharistó polí) |
Παρακαλώ (parakaló) | Greenlandic | Qujanaq Qujanarsuaq |
Illillu (sg) Ilissilu (pl) |
| Guaraní | aguyje | |
| Gujarati | ધન્યવાદ (dhanvād) | તમારું સ્વાગત છ |
| Haida | háw'aa | |
| Haitian Creole | Mesi | |
| Hausa | na gode | |
| Hawaiian | mahalo
mahalo nui
mahalo iâ ʻoe, mahalo nui loa |
ʻaʻole pilikia, he mea iki, ka hauʻoli naʻu |
| Hebrew | (toda)
תודה
(rav todot) רב תודות |
(bevakasha) בבקשה |
| Hindi | आभारी हुँ (ābhārī hōṅ) धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) |
Aji, koi (baat) nahin |
| Hungarian | Köszi /
Köszönöm Köszönöm szépen |
Szívesen Nincs mit |
| Icelandic | takk takk fyrir þakka þér fyrir, kærar þakkir |
það var ekkert |
| Igbo | dalu | |
| Iloko | pagyamanan | |
| Indonesian | terima kasih / makasih (vinf) terima kasih banyak |
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 |
Akuqtuġikpiñ / Paġlagikpiñ |
| Irish (Gaelic) | go raibh maith agat go raibh míle maith agat gura míle |
’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) |
どう致しまして どういたしまして (dō itashimashite) |
| Javanese | matur nuwun | |
| Jèrriais | Mèrcie Mèrcie bein des fais |
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| Kannada | ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (dhanyavādagaḷu) | |
| Kazakh | Рахмет (Raxmet) | |
| Khasi | Khublei | Ymleilei |
| Khmer |  (sourm-or-kun) |
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| Kiribati | ko rab'a | |
| Klamath | sepk'eec'a | |
| Klallam | háʔnəŋ cn | |
| Korean | 감사합니다
(kamsahamnida) - formal 고맙습니다 (komapsumnida) - less formal |
천만해요 (jeonmanhaeyo) |
| !Kung San | !Kin !ka | |
| Kurdish | (supas) سوپاس | شایانی نیه |
| Lakota | pilámaya | |
| 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 | Vienmēr laipni Lūdzu |
| Lingala | merci | |
| Lithuanian | ačiū / de'koju labai ačiū |
prašom |
| Lojban | ki'e ki'esai ki'ecai |
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| Luganda | weebale | |
| Luxembourgish | Merci / Villmols merci | 't ass gär geschitt 't ass näischt |
| Macedonian | Благодарам
(Blagodaram) Ви благодарам (Vi blagodaram) - frm |
Молам Нема на што
(Molam, nema na shto) |
| Malagasy | misaotra | |
| Malay | Terima kasih | Sama-sama |
| Malayalam | നന്ദി (nandi) | നിങ്ങള്ക്കു സ്വാഗതം (ningngaḷakku svāgatam) |
| Maltese | grazzi grazzi ħafna |
merħba bik ta' xejn m'hemmx mn'hiex xejn, xejn |
| Manx | gura mie ayd
(inf/sg) gura mie eu (frm/pl) gura mie mooar eu/ayd |
she dty vea |
| Māori | kia ora | |
| Marathi | आभारी आहे (ābhārī āhe) धन्यवाद (dhanyāvad) | |
| Mauritian Creole | Mersi | |
| Mayan (K'iche') | maltiox | |
| Mi'kmaq | wela'lin (sg) wela'lioq (pl) |
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| Michif | marci | |
| Mohawk | nia:wen | |
| Moldavan | Мулцумеск (mulcumesk) | |
| Mongolian | Баярлаа (Bayarlaa) Баярлалаа (Bayarlalaa) |
Зүгээр (Zügeer) |
| Nahuatl | tlazohcamati cenca tlazohcamati |
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| Nama | eio | |
| Nepali | धन्यवाद (dhanyabad) | |
| Navajo | aahéhee' | |
| Ndebele | ngiyathokoza | |
| Nieuan | fakaaue | |
| Northern Sotho | ke a leboga | |
| Norwegian | Takk (thanks) Tusen Takk (a thousand thanks) Mange Takk (many thanks) Takk så mye (thanks a lot) |
ingen årsak vær så god |
| Occitan | Mercés | Amb plaser! |
| Ojibwe | Miigwech | |
| Okinawan | Nifee deebiru | |
| Papiamento | Danki | |
| Persian | vinf - (mersi) مرسي frm - (mamnūnam) ممنونم vfrm - (moteshakkeram) متشكرم |
خواهش مي كنم (khahesh mikonam) |
| Piedmontese | Grassie Grassie tant |
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| Pijin | tanggio | |
| Plattdeutsch | dankscheen | |
| Polish | Dzięki, Dziękuję Serdecznie dziękuję |
Proszę bardzo, Nie ma za co (inf) |
| Portuguese | obrigado
obrigada muito obrigado/a obrigadinho/a Muito agradecido/a(s) More details about saying thank you in Portuguese |
de nada (Brazil) você é bem-vindo (Portugual) |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ੁਕਰਿਆ (zukriā) | Aji koi gal nahin! |
| Quechua | Agradisiyki | |
| Quenya | Hantanye | |
| Rapanui | Maururu | |
| Romanian | Mersi /
Mulţumesc Mulţumesc foarte mulţ |
Cu plăcere |
| Romany | Nais | |
| Rotuman | Noaʼia | |
| Russian | спасибо
(spasibo) огpомное спасибо (ogromnoe spasibo) большое спасибо (bol'šoe spasibo) благодарю вас (blagodarju vas) - frm |
не за что
(ne za čto) пожалуйста (požalujsta) |
| Saami | giitit itt | |
| Samoan | faʼafetai | |
| Sardinian | grassias | |
| Scots | thank ye, ta | ye're welcome! nae problem |
| Scottish Gaelic | tapadh leat (inf) tapadh leibh (frm/pl) taing mhór móran taing |
's e do bheatha (inf) 'se ur beatha (frm) |
| Sepedi | ke a leboga | |
| Serbian | Хвала
(hvala) Хвала лепо (hvala lepo) Хвала вам (Hvala vam) Много вам хвала (Mnogo vam hvala) |
Молим (Molim) |
| Sesotho | Ke a leboha Ke a leboha haholo |
O amohetswe |
| Setswana | ke a leboga | |
| Shona | Waita zvako (sg) Maita zvenyu (pl) | Ndizvozvo |
| Sibe (Manchu) | sinde baniha | |
| Sicilian | grazzii | |
| Sindarin | (Rim) hennaid | |
| SiSwati | ngiyabonga | |
| Slavey | masi | |
| 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 | adigaa mudan |
| Sorbian (Upper) | dźakuju | |
| Sorbian (Lower) | źĕkujom | |
| Spanish | Gracias Muchas gracias |
De nada No hay de qué |
| Sranan | grantangi | |
| Stellingwarfs | Daank | |
| Sundanese | Nuhun / Hatur nuhun (frm) / Nuhun pisan | Sami-sami |
| Swahili | Asante, Asante sana (sg) Asanteni (pl) |
Asante kushukuru |
| Swedish | Tack (thanks) Tack så mycket (thanks very much) Tusen tack (a thousand thanks) |
Inget att tacka för Var så god Ingen orsak Det var så lite |
| Tagalog | Salamat po, Maraming salamat po (frm) Salamat Maraming salamat (inf) |
Wala pong anuman (frm) Walang anuman (inf) |
| Tahitian | mauruuru mauruuru roa |
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| Tamil | நன்றி (nandri) | உங்களுக்கு நல்வரவு |
| Telugu | ధన్యవాదములు ! (dhanyavaadhamulu) |
మా సంతోషం ! (maa saṅthoashaṅ) |
| Thai | ขอบคุณ (khàwp khun) ขอบคุณมาก (khàwp khun mâak) |
ไม่เป็นไร (mâi bpen rai) |
| Tibetan | ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ་།
(tujay-chay) ཐུགས་རྗེཞེ་དྲག་ཆེ་། (tujay shita-chay) |
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| Tigrinya | የቐንየላይ (yeQenyelay) | |
| Tlingit | gunalchéesh gunalchéesh, hó hó |
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| Tok Pisin | tenkyu | |
| Tsez | баркала (barkala) | |
| Tshivenḓa | ndi a livhuwa | |
| Tongan | Malo / Malo 'aupito | 'io malo |
| Turkish | teşekkürler, sağol, sağolun teşekkür ederim çok teşekkür ederim |
bir şey değil rica ederim |
| Ukrainian | Дякую (Diakuju) Дуже дякую (Duže diakuju) |
Прошу будь даска (Prošu, buď laska) |
| Urdu | (bahut) shukrīya (بہت) شكريه | (koi baat nahin) کوی بات نہیں |
| Uzbek | Rahmat Katta rahmat | арзимайди (arzimajdi) |
| Valencian | gracies | |
| Vietnamese | Cảm ơn cô (>m) Cảm ơn cô nhiều (>f) Cảm ơn rất nhiều |
Không có chi |
| Walloon | mèrci mèrci brâmint |
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| Welsh | diolch diolch yn fawr diolch yn fawr iawn diolch o galon |
croeso / iawn |
| Wolof | jërë-jëf | |
| Xhosa | Ndiyabulela / Enkosi | Wamkelekile |
| Xitsonga | Ndza nkhensa | |
| Yapese | Kammagar | |
| Yiddish | (A dank) אַ דאַנק (A sheynem dank) אַ שיינען דאַנק | (Nishto farvos) נישטאָ פֿאַרװאָס |
| Yorùbá | O ̣se / E se | Ko to ọpẹ |
| Yumpla Tok | eso po yu | |
| Yupik | yum bo'otik / ighamsiqanaghalek | |
| Zulu | Ngiyabona Ngiyabonga kakhulu |
Uyamukelwa (sg) Niyamukelwa (pl) |
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