How to Say Thank You in Different Languages and Countries
It’s what your parents always remind you to say. Now you can dazzle your friends and relatives by saying it in 26 different languages.
Language | Thank you | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
Afrikaans | dankie | dahn-kee |
Arabic | shukran | shoe-krahn |
Australian English | ta (informal) | |
Chinese, Cantonese | do jeh | daw-dyeh |
Chinese, Mandarin | xie xie | syeh-syeh |
Czech | dêkuji | deh-ku-yih |
Danish | tak | tahg |
Finnish | kiitos | kee-toas |
French | merci | mehr-see |
German | danke | dahn-kah |
Greek | efharisto | ef-har-rih-stowe |
Hebrew | toda | toh-dah |
Hindi, Hindustani | sukria | shoo-kree-a |
Indonesian/Malayan | terima kasih | t’ree-ma kas-seh |
Italian | grazie | gra-see |
Japanese | arigato | ahree-gah-tow |
Korean | kamsa hamnida | kahm-sah=ham-nee-da |
Norwegian | takk | tahk |
Philippines (Tagalog) | salamat po | sah-lah-maht poh |
Polish | dziekuje | dsyen-koo-yeh |
Portuguese | obrigado | oh-bree-gah-doh |
Russian | spasibo | spah-see-boh |
Spanish | gracias | gra-see-us |
Sri Lanka (Sinhak) | istutiy | isst-too-tee |
Swahili | asante | ah-sahn-teh |
Swedish | tack | tahkk |
Thai | kawp-kun krap/ka’ | kowpkoom-krahp/khak |
Turkish | tesekkür ederim | teh-sheh-kur=eh-deh-rim |
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