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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 | You're welcome |
|---|---|---|
| Abenaki | wiliwni | |
| Afrikaans | Dankie Baie dankie |
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 | |
| Amharic | አመሰግናለሁ (ameseginalehugn) በጣም አመሰግናለሁኝ (betam ameseginalehugn) |
ተቀብያለሁ። (te’kebeyalehu) |
| 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 | |
| Assamese | ধন্যবাদ (ḍhonyobaaḍ) | |
| Asturian | Gracies | |
| Aymara | Juspajaraña / Juspajarkätam | |
| Azerbaijani | Təşəkkür edirəm Çox sağ ol Çox sağ olun (pl) |
Buyurun Xoş gəldiniz Dəyməz |
| Balinese | Suksema (inf) Matur suksema (frm) | |
| Basque | Eskerrik asko | Ez da eser |
| Batak (Toba) | Mauliate | |
| Belarusian | Дзякуй (Dziakuy) Дзякую вам (Dziakuyu vam) Шчыры дзякуй (Ščyry dzjakuj) |
Няма за што (Nyama za shto) |
| Bemba | Tsikomo | |
| Bengali | ধোন্নোবাদ (dhonnobad) | |
| Bhojpuri | धन्यवाद (dhanyavad) | |
| Bislama | Tangkiu | |
| Blackfoot | ᖹᒧᐧᖹᖱᔪᒣᖽ (nitsíniiyi'taki) | |
| Bosnian | Hvala | |
| Breton | Trugarez / Trugarez vras | Netra, Mann bet |
| Bulgarian | благодаря (blagodarya) Мерси (Mersi) inf Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti) - sg/inf благодаря ви (blagodarya vi) - pl/frm благодаря ви много (blagodarya vi mnogo) Много благодаря (mnogo blagodarya) Много Ви благодаря (mnogo vi blagodarya) |
добре дошъл (dobre došãl) Няма защо (Njama zašto) Моля (Molja) |
| Burmese | ေကဵးဇူးပဲ။
(cè-zù-bèh) ေကဵးဇူးတင္ပၝတယ္။ (cè-zù tin-ba-deh) |
ကိစ္စမၡိပါဘူး။ (keiq-sá mashí-ba-bù) |
| 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) | ᎬᎵᎡᎵᎦ (gvlieliga) |
| Cheyenne | Néá'eše | |
| Chichewa | Zikomo | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
多謝 (dòjeh) - for a gift 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 (xxia2 xxia5), 谢谢侬 (xxia2 xxia5 nong2) | 勿要谢 (vio jia) 没关系 (mak5 gue3 xi1) 勿要客气 (vio khaqchih) 没事体俄 (meq zyhthih req) 覅客气 (viô-khaqchi) 覅谢得个 (viô-jâ teqreq) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
多謝 (to-sia7) | 不客氣 (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 | Grazzie / Vi ringraziu | |
| 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 Děkuji nastotisíckrát |
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 |
| Efik | Sọsọŋọ | |
| English | Thank you Thank you very much Thank you kindly Thanks a lot Many thanks Thanks Cheers Ta (used mainly in northen England) |
You're welcome Don't mention it My pleasure No problem No probs Not a problem No worries 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 |
| Greek | Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó ) Ευχαριστώ πολύ (Efharistó polí) |
Παρακαλώ (Parakaló) | Greenlandic | Qujanaq Qujanarsuaq |
Illillu (sg) Ilisillu (pl) |
| Guaraní | Aguyje | |
| Gujarati | ધન્યવાદ (dhanvād) |
તમારું સ્વાગત છ (tamārūṃ svāgata cha) |
| Haida | Háw'aa | |
| Haitian Creole | Mesi / Mesi ampil | Merite Padekwa De ryen |
| Hausa | Na gode | Ba kome |
| Hawaiian | Mahalo,
Mahalo nui Mahalo iâ ʻoe, Mahalo nui loa |
ʻAʻole pilikia, He mea iki Ka hauʻoli naʻu |
| Hebrew | (rav todot) רב תודות
(toda) תודה (toda rabah) תודה רבה |
(bevakasha) בבקשה |
| Hindi | धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) आभारी हुँ (ābhārī hōṅ) | आपका स्वागत हैं (āpa kā svgāt haiṅ) |
| 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 | Makasih ya (inf) Makasih (vinf) Terima kasih Terima kasih banyak (frm) |
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 Go ndéana (sé) maith duit Fáilte 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 | Suwun, Suwun ge, Trim (inf) Matur nuwun (frm) |
Sami-sami (inf) Pạdhạ-pạdhạ (frm) |
| Jèrriais | Mèrcie Mèrcie bein des fais |
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| Kannada | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ (dhanyavāda) ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (dhanyavādagaḷu) |
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| Kazakh | Рахмет (Raxmet) | |
| Khasi | Khublei | Ymleilei |
| Khmer | ឣរគុណ (aw kohn) | ឣត់ឣីទេ (awt ei te) សូមអញើ្ចញ (sohm anjoe-in) |
| Kiribati | Ko rab'a | |
| Klamath | Sepk'eec'a | |
| Klallam | Háʔnəŋ cn | |
| Korean | 감사합니다 (kamsahamnida) - frm 고맙습니다 (komapsumnida) - inf |
아니에요 (anieyo) |
| !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 Liels paldies |
Vienmēr laipni Lūdzu |
| Lingala | Merci | |
| Lithuanian | Ačiū, Dėkoju, Labai ačiū | Prašom |
| Lojban | ki'e, ki'esai, ki'ecai | |
| 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 (nāndi) ഉപകാരം (upakaram) |
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) |
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| 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 | Баярлалаа (Bayarlalaa) Гялайлаа (Gyalailaa) Танд их баярлалаа (Tand ikh bayarlalaa ) |
Зүгээр (Zügeer) |
| Nahuatl | Tlazohcamati Cenca tlazohcamati |
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| Nama | Eio | |
| Nepali | धन्यवाद (dhanyabad) | |
| Navajo | Ahxéhee' | |
| 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 | |
| Pashto | (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر | (har kala rasha) هر كله راش |
| 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 Dziękuję bardzo Dziękuję pięknie |
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 (inf) Não há de quê (frm) Você é bem-vindo |
| 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 | |
| Quenya | Hantanye | |
| Rapanui | Maururu | |
| Romanian | Mersi /
Mulţumesc Mulţumesc foarte mulţ |
Cu plăcere |
| Romansh | Grazia / Grazia fitg / Engraziel | Anzi |
| Romany | Nais | |
| Rotuman | Noaʼia | |
| Russian | Спасибо
(Spasiba) Огpомное спасибо (Ogromnoe spasiba) Большое спасибо (Bol'šoe spasiba) Благодарю вас (Blagodarju vas) - frm |
Не за что
(Ne za čto) Пожалуйста (Požalujsta) |
| Saami | Giitit itt | |
| Samoan | Fa'afetai / Fa'afetai tele | E le afaina |
| Sardinian | Grassias / Gratzias / Gratzias meda | De nudda |
| 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) | Unotendei? Zvakanaka |
| Sibe (Manchu) | Sinde baniha | |
| Sicilian | Grazzii / Grazzii assai | |
| Sindarin | (Rim) hennaid | |
| Sinhala | ඉස්තුති (istuti) බොහොම ස්තුතියි (bohoma stutiyi) |
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| 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 / Wad mahadsantahay | Adigaa mudan / Adaa 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 |
| Swiss German | Merci / Merci vilmal/viumou | |
| 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) ரொம்ப நன்றி (romba nandri) |
உங்களுக்கு நல்வரவு |
| Tatar | Räxmät / Küp räxmät | Zur üs / üzenä Räxmät |
| Telugu | ధన్యవాదములు ! (dhanyavaadhamulu) |
మా సంతోషం ! (maa saṅthoashaṅ) |
| Tetum | Obrigadu (m) Obrigada (f) Obrigadu/a barak |
La iha buat ida Lalika temi |
| 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) |
ཞུ་དགོས་ཡག་ཡོད་ཡོད་མ་རེད། (shu-goyak yaw maray) |
| Tigrinya | የቐንየላይ (yeQenyelay) | |
| Tlingit | Gunalchéesh / Gunalchéesh hó hó | |
| Tok Pisin | Tenkyu | |
| Tongan | Mālō / Mālō ‘aupito | ‘io mālō |
| Tsez | Баркала (Barkala) | |
| Tshivenḓa | Ndi a livhuwa | |
| Tswana | Ke a leboga, rra/mma Ke itumetse, rra/mma |
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| Turkish | Teşekkürler, sağol, sağolun Teşekkür ederim Çok teşekkür ederim |
Bir şey değil Rica ederim |
| Ukrainian | Дякую (Diakuju) Дуже дякую (Duže diakuju) |
Прошу будь ласка (Prošu, buď laska) |
| Urdu | (bahut) shukrīya (بہت) شكريه | (koi baat nahin) کوی بات نہیں |
| Uzbek | Rahmat / Katta rahmat | Арзимайди (Arzimajdi) |
| Valencian | Gracies | |
| Venetian | Grassie | De niente / Gninte |
| Vietnamese | Cảm ơn ông (>m) Cảm ơn bà (>f) Xin cảm ơn |
Không có gì |
| Walloon | Mèrci Mèrci brâmint |
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| Welsh | Diolch Diolch yn fawr Diolch yn fawr iawn Diolch o galon |
Croeso / Iawn |
| Wolof | Jai-rruh-jef | |
| 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 | Ọ se / E se | Ko to ọpẹ |
| Yumpla Tok | Eso po yu | |
| Yupik | Yum bo'otik / Ighamsiqanaghalek | |
| Zulu | Ngiyabonga Ngiyabonga kakhulu (sg) Siyabonga (pl) |
Uyamukelwa (sg) Niyamukelwa (pl) |
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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
Thank you song (in 45 languages)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZmphu1HUxE