Thank you in many languages

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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.

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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'
Abenaki Wiliwni  
Abkhaz Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  
Adyghe Тхьауегъэпсэу (sg)
Тхьашъуегъэпсэу (pl)
Тхьаегъэпсэу (>m/f)
Тхьаегъэпсэух (>pl)
Afrikaans Dankie
Baie dankie
Dis 'n plesier
Ainu Hioy'oy
Iyayiraykere
 
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)
 
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)
 
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
 
Assamese ধন্যবাদ (dhônyôbad) [silence/smile]
একো নহয় (ekû nôhôy)
Asturian Gracies
Munches gracies
De nada
Atikamekw Mikwetc  
Aymara Juspajaraña
Juspajarkätam
Yuspagara
 
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)
 
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
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)
 
Chichewa Zikomo
Zikomo kwambiri
 
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
 
Cimbrian Vorbàis Gott!
Vorbàis Gott viil!
 
Coastal Kadazan Kotohuadan Miagal
Miagal nopo
Comanche Ʉra
Ʉrako
 
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)
 
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

No es ná
Pa essu estamus
Faroese Takk
Takk fyri
Tað var so lítið
Fijian Vinaka
Vinaka vaka levu
 
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’
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)
 
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)
សូម​អញ្ជើញ (som ​’ânhcheunh)
Khoekhoe (Nama) Gangans. Aios.
Kinyarwanda Murakoze
Urakoze
Ntacyo
Kiribati Ko rab'a
Ko bati n rab'a
 
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)
Lingala Merci
Botondi
Natondi
Natondi yo
Ebote mingi
 
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
 
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
 
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  
Monégasque Merçi
Merçi tantu
 
Mayan (K'iche') Maltiox  
Míkmaq Wela’lin (sg)
Wela’liek (sg)
Wela’lioq (pl)
Weliaq
Michif Marci  
Mohawk Nia:wen  
Mon တင္ဂုန္ရ။
တင္ဂုန္ဗြဲမေလာန္
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)  
Niuean Fakaaue
Fakaue lahi
 
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!)
 
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)
 
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
 
Piedmontese Grassie
Grassie tant
 
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
 
Rapa Nui Māuru-uru 'O te aha no
Réunion Creole Mèrsi
Merssi
Romèrsi
Romèrsyé
Mèrsi bondyé Romèrsiman
 
Romanian Mersi
Mulțumesc
Mulțumesc foarte mult
(Thank you very much)
Cu plăcere
Romansh Grazia
Grazia fitg
Engraziel
Anzi
Romani Nais
Nais tuke
 
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
 
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
 
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)
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)
 
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
 
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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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

Other phrases

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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