How to say thank you in different ways

125+ Ways to say THANK YOU in Different Languages (w/ Pronunciation!)

Published January 16, 2022 · Updated April 14, 2022

If you wanted to thank every person in the world, you would need to learn those words from over 5,000 languages. Fortunately, just by reading this guide on thanks in different languages I have put together for you, you will be able to say thank you to over 85% of the world’s population 🙂

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THANK YOU IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Here’s your definitive resource: 125 ways on how to say thank you in different languages around the world.

With pronunciation:

In brackets you will find how to pronounce the word as it can often be difficult to know how to vocalise the word by just looking or reading the direct translation.

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Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language of southern Africa mostly derived from Dutch. It is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia by around 6 million people as their first language. It can also be heard in parts of Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Albanian

Albanian is an Indo-European language, spoken mainly in Albania and Kosovo, though it is also spoken in other areas of the Balkans. With about 7.5 million speakers, it comprises an independent branch within the Indo-European languages and is not closely related to any other language in Europe.

Amharic

Thank you in Amharic is:

meaning “I praise you”

Amharic is a Semitic language and the official language of Ethiopia. Thank you not only means thanks you in different languages, but also I praise you. It can also be heard in Egypt and Eritrea, as well as in Israel, Sweden, Canada, and the United States.

Arabic

Arabic ( العربية ) is a Semitic language spoken by over 420 million people as their first language in areas including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and other parts of the Middle East. Many more people can also understand it as a second language. Modern Standard Arabic is the liturgical language for 1.6 billion Muslims and is the official written form of the language with the Arabic alphabet, which is written from right to left.

Aragonese

Aragonese is a language in the Romance language family that is native to Spain and spoken by just over 10, 000 people in the Pyrenees valley of Aragon.

Armenian

How to say thank you in Armenian:

Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken in the Republic of Armenia, as well as in large communities of Armenian diaspora by around 6.7 million people.

Assamese

Assamese is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the northeast Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. Native to India and Bangladesh, it is spoken by over 23 million people.

Asturian

Asturian is a West Iberian Romance language spoken by around 400,000 people in Asturias, Spain.

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani or Azeri is the primary and official language of Azerbaijan by its 8.8 million native speakers. It is also widely spoken in Northern Iran and to a small extent in southern Dagestan, the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia, eastern Turkey, in Shia cities of Iraq, like Karbala and Kirkuk. The language is a Turkic language and is highly intelligible with modern-day Turkish.

Balinese

Thank you in Balinesse:

Balinese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by more than 3 million people on the Indonesian island of Bali as well as Northern Nusa Penida, Western Lombok and Eastern Java. Most Balinese speakers also know Indonesian.

Basque

Basque (euskara) is a language spoken in the Basque Country (Gipuzkoa, Araba, Bizkaia) and Navarra (in Spain) as well as in the French Basque Country (Labourd, Soule and Basse-Navarre). Linguistically, Basque is a language isolate and is unrelated to the other languages of Europe.

Bavarian / Austrian German

Bavarian is a regional dialect of German spoken in the German state of Bavaria, western Austria, and Northeastern Italy by over 14 million people. It uses German grammar, but takes several root words from Latin.

Belarusian

Belarusian is the official language of Belarus. This East Slavic language is also spoken in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

Bengali

Bengali বাংলা is the only official language of Bangladesh, one of the 22 official languages of India, and the sixth most spoken language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by the majority of the population in Bangladesh, as well as people in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bodo

Say thank you in Bodo:

Bodo बर’/बड़ is the Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Bodo people of Northeast India, Nepal and Bengal. It is official language of the Bodoland Autonomous region and co-official language of the state of Assam in India.

Bosnian

Bosnian, a south Slavic language of the Indo-European family, is the official language of Bosnia and is essentially the same language as Croatian and Serbian. All three languages used to be known as Serbo-Croatian before the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese (Português do Brasil) is the variety of Portuguese dialect spoken in Brazil. It is spoken by virtually all of the 200 million inhabitants of Brazil and spoken widely across the Brazilian diaspora. European Portuguese differs from the Brazilian variety in pronunciation, as well as in some vocabulary.

Breton

Bulgarian

Say thank you in Bulgarian:

Bulgarian is a South Slavic language spoken in Southeastern Europe, primarily in Bulgaria. It is the country’s only official language and Bulgarian is written with Cyrillic.

Burmese

Say thank you different languages in Burmese:

Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar where it is an official language and the language of the Bamar people, the country’s principal ethnic group.

Cambodian Khmer

Khmer is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. With over 16 million speakers, it is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language.

Catalan

Catalan is a Western Romance language derived from Vulgar Latin and named after the medieval Principality of Catalonia, in northeastern of modern Spain. It is the only official language of Andorra, and a co-official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencia.

Cebuano

Cebuano, also known as Bisaya or Binisaya, is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines region in Central Visayas, western parts of Eastern Visayas and the majority of Mindanao.

Chichewa

Chinese Cantonese

How to say thank you in Chinese:

In China, it is more common to say thanks you with a small token of appreciation rather than saying thank you.

Cantonese is a variety of Chinese originating from the city of Guangzhou and its surrounding area in Southeastern China. Belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, it is the traditional prestige variety of the Yue Chinese dialect group, which has about 68 million native speakers.

Chinese Mandarin

Thank you in Mandarin:

Mandarin Chinese is the official language of Mainland China and Taiwan, and is one of the official languages of Singapore. Mandarin is often placed first in lists of languages by number of native speakers with almost a billion speakers.

Corsican

Corsican is a Romance language from the Italo-Dalmatian family that is spoken predominantly on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Corsican is closely related to Tuscan and to the Florentine-based Italian.

Croatian

Say thank you in Croatian:

Croatian or Hrvatski is a South Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, some parts of Serbia, and the neighbouring countries by about 5.5 million people.

Czech

Czech is a Western Slavic language which is mutually intelligible with Slovak. It is mainly spoken in the Czech Republic with over 10,5 million speakers.

Danish

Danish is a Scandinavian language and the only official language of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is spoken in Denmark and in some parts of Greenland and is closely related to Swedish and Norwegian.

Dhivehi

Dhivehi or Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language spoken on the islands of Maldives where it is an official language.

Dutch

Thank you in Dutch:

Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by about 27 million people world-wide mostly in the Netherlands and northern Belgium.

Dzongkha

Dzonkha or Bhutanese is the sole official and national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. This Sino-Tibetan language is spoken by over half a million people in Bhutan and is written with the Tibetan alphabet.

English

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in Anglo-Saxon England in the early Middle Ages. It is spoken in many countries around the world with over 375 million native speakers. English is the second most spoken language, and the most international language in the world.

Estonian

Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken as the official language in Estonia. It is closely related to Finnish.

Faroese

Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by Faroe Islanders, residing on the Faroe Islands and in other areas, mainly Denmark.

Farsi / Persian

How to say thank you in Persian:

Persian is an ancient language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. It is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.

Fijian

Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family. It is an official language of Fiji spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language.

Finnish

Finns usually greet each other in an informal way, so you can use these greetings in 99% of all situations.

Finnish is a Finno-Ugric language spoken only in Finland as the official language and by ethnic Finns elsewhere in Scandinavia.

French

How to say thank you in French:

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family spoken by over 354 million people in France and around the world. It is the third most spoken language in Europe, the official language of 29 countries spoken in parts of Africa, North America, and South America.

Frisian

The Frisian languages are a closely related group of Germanic languages, spoken by about 500,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany.

Georgian

Thank you in Georgian:

Georgian is the official language of Georgia and the country’s most widely spoken language with over 4.1 million people.

German

Thank you in German:

German Deutsch is the official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the three official languages of Switzerland. German belongs to the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. One of the major languages of the world, German is a native language to almost 100 million people worldwide and the most widely spoken native language in the European Union.

Greek

How to say thank you in Greek:

Greek (ελληνικά) belongs to the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Greece and Cyprus an an official language. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records. There are about 13.1 million speakers of Greek worldwide and it is recognised as a minority language in Albania, Armenia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.

Greenlandic

Greenlandic falls under the Eskimo–Aleut language family, spoken by around 57,000 Greenlandic Inuit people in Greenland.

Gujarati

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is part of the greater Indo-European language family.

Haitian Creole

Say thank you in Haiti:

Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen)) is a French-based creole language spoken by 10–12 million people worldwide and the only language of most Haitians. Along with French it is one of the official languages of Haiti.

Hausa

Hausa language, the most important indigenous bridge language in West and Central Africa, spoken as a first or second language by about 40–50 million people. It belongs to the Western branch of the Chadic language family within the Afro-Asiatic language phylum. It is spoken mainly in northern Nigeria and Niger, and also in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Sudan and Togo.

Hawaiian

How to say thank you in Hawaiian:

Hebrew

Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language spoken by over nine million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors. It is written using its own script from right to left.

Hindi

How to say thank you in Hindi:

Hindi ( हिन्दी ) is an Indo-European language spoken in India, Nepal, and throughout the Indian diaspora. Hindi is descended from Sanskrit, sometimes called “the mother of all languages.” While there are 22 official languages and over 1,000 dialects of India, Hindi and English take precedence in government affairs. It is a link-language for over half of India’s population.

Hmong

Hopi

Hungarian

How to say thank you in Hungarian:

Hungarian is a Uralic language of the Ugric branch spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.

Icelandic

Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language spoken in Iceland as its official language. It’s most closely related to Faroese and Western Norwegian and has around 314,000 speakers. The language is more conservative than most other Western European languages.

Indonesian Bahasa

Indonesian ( bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia.With over 230 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is a group of varieties of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as the common language in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia uses the Latin alphabet system and Arabic numerals.

Inuktitut

Inuktitut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Arctic territories and the topmost span of North America including Alaska and Northern Canada.

Irish

Irish (Gaeilge) is one of the three Goidelic languages, along with Scottish Gaelic and Manx. This Goidelic branch together with the Brythonic branch (Welsh, Cornish and Breton) form the Celtic language family.

Italian

Thank you in Italian:

Italian (Italiano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family spoken by over 90 million people, the vast majority of which are in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia. It is the official language of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City.

Japanese

Say thank you in Japanese:

Bowing, dating back to the 5th century, is a huge part of Japanese culture and is a sign of respect. In Japan, people readily bow to one another to show their thanks rather than actually saying the words.

Japanese ( 日本語 Nihongo) is an East Asian language of the Japonic language family. It is spoken by about 125 million people, mostly in Japan, where it is the official and national language.

Kannada

Kannada, spoken by nearly 45 million native speakers, is a Dravidian language of the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, and by significant linguistic minorities in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and abroad.

Kazakh

Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia and the official language of Kazakhstan. The language comprises 21 million native speakers including regions of Bayan-Ulgii in Mongolia and the Dzungarian region of Xinjiang, China.

Korean

Thank you in Korean:

Korean, an East Asian language, is the official language of South Korea (Republic of Korea) and North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) spoken by more than 75 million people.

Kurdish

Kurdish is spoken by about 30 million Kurds in western Asia including parts of Kurdistan, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Syria. It is one of the Indo-Iranian languages, ranks as the third largest Iranian language, after Persian and Pashto.

Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz is a member of the Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family spoken by over 4 million speakers mainly in Kyrgyzstan, and also in China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkey.

Lao

Lao is the main language of Laos. It is a Kra–Dai language serving as a common language among all citizens of Laos, who speak approximately 90 other languages, many of which are unrelated to Lao. Modern Lao is heavily influenced by the Thai language and comprises over 30 million native speakers.

Latin

Latin was the dominant language of the Roman Empire from 6th century BC to 600 AD. When the Roman Empire collapsed, Latin evolved into the various languages that we know today. Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian all consider Latin as their parent tongue. Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

Latvian

Say thank you in Latvian:

Latvian (latviešu valoda) is an Indo-European Eastern Baltic language spoken in the Baltic region. It is the official language of Latvia and one of the official languages of the European Union.

Limburgish

Limburgish is a member of the East Low Franconian group of the Germanic languages considered a variety of German or Dutch by many people. It is spoken by around 1.6 million people in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Lingala

Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a large part of the Republic of the Congo by over 70 million people.

Lithuanian

Thank you in Lithuanian:

Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is an Eastern Baltic language spoken in the Baltic region as the official language of Lithuania. It is also one of the official languages of the European Union spoken by just under 3 million native speakers. The language is one of the oldest in the world.

Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 390,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide.

Luganda

Luganda, a Bantu language, is an official language of Uganda along with English and Swahili. It is spoken primarily in Kampala, but may be understood in much of the country and in the African Great Lakes region.

Macedonian

Macedonian, the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia, is a south Slavic language spoken as a first language by 2 million people.

Malagasy

Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar belonging to the Austronesian Malayo-Polynesia family of languages spoken by 25 million people.

Malay

Malay (Bahasa Melayu) is an Austronesian language spoken as the sole official language of Malaysia and Brunei. It is also heard in Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand at a total of 250 – 300 million speakers.

Malayalam

How to say thank you in Malayalam is:

Malayalam (മലയാളം) belongs to the Dravidian language family, spoken mostly in the Southern Indian states of Kerala and Lakshadweep. Around 36 million people use this language, which is one of the 22 official languages of India.

Maltese

Say thank you in Maltese:

Maori

Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. it has also gained recognition as one of New Zealand’s official languages.

Marathi

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 83.1 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

Marshallese

Marshallese, also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands by about 44,000 people. It is an official language of the Marshall Islands, along with English, and is used as the language of instruction in most primary schools.

Mongolian

How to say thank you in Mongolian:

Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia and both the most widely-spoken and best-known member of the Mongolic language family. It is an Altaic language spoken by approximately 5 million people in Mongolia, China, Afghanistan and Russia.

Nahuatl

Nahuatl is a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It was the language of the Aztecs and the Toltecs. Variations of Nahuatl are spoken by around 1.7 million Nahua people of Central Mexico and the USA and Nahuatl remains the most widely-spoken group of Native American languages in North America.

Navajo

Navajo is an American Indian language of the Athabascan family, spoken by around 170, 000 Navajo people in the Southwestern United States regions of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.

Ndebele

Ndebele, an African language of the Nguni group of Bantu languages, is spoken by around 5 million Northern Ndebele people of Zimbabwe.

Nepali

Northern Sotho

Northern Sotho is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages. It is spoken by about 4.2 million people in the South African provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

Norwegian

Say thank you in Norwegian:

Norwegian (norsk) is a Germanic language derived from Old Norse spoken primarily in Norway by over 5 million people where it is the official language.

Odia

Odia is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha where it is the official language.

Oromo

Papiamento

Thanks you in Papiamento:

Pashto

Thank you in Pashto:

Pashto is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European family spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. It is an official language of Afghanistan along with Dari.

Polish

Say thank you in Polish:

Polish (polski) is a West Slavic language spoken by about 45 million people. Said to be one of the hardest languages to learn, it is the official language of Poland. It is understood and can be used for communication in the western parts of Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania.

Portuguese

Portuguese (português) is a Romance language spoken as the official language of Portugal and Brazil. It is also the official language of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé e Principe, Angola, Mozambique, and the co-official language of East Timor, and Macau. There are around 200 million native Portuguese speakers.

Punjabi

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language with more than 130 million native speakers in the Indian subcontinent and around the world. It is the 10th most spoken language in the world.

Romanian

Say thank you in Romanian:

Romanian (limba română) is a Balkan Romance language spoken by approximately 24–26 million people as a native language, primarily in Romania and Moldova, and by another 4 million people as a second language. It is an official and national language of both Romania and Moldova.

Russian

How to say thank you in Russian:

Russian is an East Slavic language spoken by 300+ million people world-wide. It is is an official language in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and many other people in Central Asia, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe know it as a second language.

Samoan

Samoan is the official language spoken in the Samoan Islands, which is made up of the Independent State of Samoa and the American Samoa. The language is the most spoken of the Polynesian language family with a total of 510,000 speakers worldwide.

Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a 4,000-year-old classical language that belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. Known as ‘the mother of all languages,’ Sanskrit is the root of many, but not all, Indian languages. It is also the liturgical language of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Sanskrit has less than 15,000 native speakers at present and is mostly used by Hindu priests during religious ceremonies.

Scottish Gaelic

Scots Gaelic is a Goidelic language of the Celtic and Indo-European language family, native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish.

Serbian

Sesotho

Sesotho (Sotho) is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho-Tswana group, spoken primarily by the Basotho in Lesotho, where it is the national and official language, South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages and in Zimbabwe where it is one of 16 official languages.

Shanghainese

Shanghainese, part of the Sino-Tibetan language family, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas by 10 – 14 million speakers.

Shona

Shona, one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages, is the main language in Zimbabwe.

Sicilian

Sicilian is a Romance language spoken by more than 4 million speakers on the island of Sicily in Italy.

Sindhi

Sindhi, an Indo-Aryan language, is the official language of the Pakistani province of Sindh and spoken by over 25 million Sindhi people.

Sinhala

Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 16 million Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka and is one of two official languages of Sri Lanka.

Slovak

Slovenian

Slovenian, an Indo-European language of the South Slavic language branch is the official and national language of Slovenia spoken by less than 3 million people.

Somali

Somali, an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by over 16 million people, is an official language of Somalia, a national language in Djibouti, and a working language in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Spanish

Spanish is the second most widely used language in the world natively spoken by more than 437 million people including Spain, most of Central and South America, Mexico and the USA. There are over 21 countries in the world that have Spanish as their official language. It is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula.

Sundanese

Sundanese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 39 million people mainly in western Java in Indonesia. There are also speakers in Banten, Jakarta, parts of western Central Java and southern Lampung. It is the third most-spoken language in Indonesia.

Swahili

Swati

Swati is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Eswatini and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 12 million.

Swedish

How to say thank you in Swedish:

Swedish is a North Germanic language, closely related to Norwegian and Danish spoken by over 9 million people. It is the national language of Sweden and the official language of the Åland Islands.

Swiss German

Tagalog Filipino

Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages alongside English.

Tahitian

Taiwanese Hokkien

Taiwanese Hokkien is the Hokkien dialect of Min Nan as spoken by about 70 percent of the population of Taiwan.

Tajik

Thank you in Tajik:

Tajik is the main language of Tajikistan, closely related to Farsi and Kurdish. Since the late 1930s, it is written using a variant of the Cyrillic script.

Tamil

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken in southern India, Sri Lanka and Singapore by about 67.5 million people.

Tarifit

Tarifit is spoken by 8 million speakers in Arrif (Northern Africa) and Europe.

Tatar

Tatar (татарча), the national language of the Tatars, is a Turkic language spoken mainly in the Russian republic of Tatarstan as well as Siberia by about 7 million people.

Telugu

Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the union territories of Puducherry by 75 million Telugu people.

Thai

Thank you in Thai:

Tibetan

Tibetan is an official language of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. The Tibetic languages are a cluster of Tibeto-Burman languages descended from Old Tibetan, spoken across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering the Indian subcontinent, including the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas.

Tsalagi Cherokee

Cherokee (Tsalagi) belongs to the Iroquoian language family. The Cherokee language is unique among Native American languages in that it is both a written and spoken language.

Tsonga

Tsonga is a Bantu language spoken by the Tsonga people totalling 12 million people mainly in South Africa, but also Mozambique and Eswatini.

Tswana

Tswana is a Bantu language spoken by about 4.4 million people in Bostwana, where it is the national and majority language, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The majority of speakers, about 3.6 million, live in South Africa, where the language is officially recognised.

Turkish

Thank you in Turkish:

Turkmen

Turkmen belongs to the Turkic language family and is spoken by around 11 million Turkmen people of Central Asia, mainly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan is a Polynesian language that is native to Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru.

Ukrainian

Thank you in Ukrainian is:

Ukrainian is an Eastern Slavic language spoken mainly in Ukraine by about 51 million people.

Urdu

Urdu is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is a member of the Indo-Aryan group within the Indo-European family of languages and is mutually intelligible with Hindi.

Uzbek

Uzbek is a Turkic language that is the official national language of Uzbekistan spoken by around 27 million people.

Vietnamese

How to say thank you in Vietnamese:

Welsh

How to say thank you in Welsh:

Welsh is a Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken natively in Wales, and by some in England.

Wolof

Wolof is a national language of Senegal, where it is spoken by approximately 5.4 million people as a first language. It belongs to the Atlantic group of the Niger-Congo language family and is the native language of the Wolof people.

Xhosa

Xhosa is a Nguni Bantu language with click consonants and is one of the official languages of South Africa. It is spoken as a first language by approximately 8.2 million people and by another 11 million as a second language in South Africa, mostly in Eastern Cape Province.

Yiddish

Yiddish is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews originating during the 9th century in Central Europe. Belonging to the Indo-European language family, it is spoken by 1.5 million people.

Yoruba

Zulu

Say thank you in Zulu:

Zulu is a member of the Bantu/Nguni family of languages. It is one of the official languages of South Africa spoken by about 10 million people mainly in Zululand and northern Natal in South Africa and also in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Eswatini.

Thank You in Other Languages — BONUS

Here are a couple final different languages for thank you….

American Sign Language (ASL)

How to say thank you in American Sign Language:

American Sign Language is a complete, natural language that has the same linguistic properties as spoken languages, with grammar that differs from English, expressed by movements of the hands and face.

British Sign Language (BSL)

How to say thank you in British Sign Language:

British Sign Language is a sign language used in the United Kingdom as the first or preferred language of some deaf people. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face, and head.

Espetanto

Esperanto is an artificially constructed language and belongs to no linguistic family, with most of its vocabulary coming from the Romance languages. This phonetic language is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language.

Klingon

Say thank you in Klingon:

Klingon is a language that was made for the Klingons in the Star Trek movie. It is a constructed language, and not one that developed naturally. Only a few people can speak the Klingon language well enough to talk in it.

Minionese

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OVER TO YOU GUYS! How do you say THANK YOU in your language? Extra points if you can speak several languages… Let me know in the comments.

Here Are 13 Creative Ways of Saying “Thank You”

Sometimes “thank you” just isn’t enough. We’ll go over alternative ways to express “thanks.”

There are many ways to express thanks.

Thank you

Much obliged, much appreciated, I’m grateful, I appreciate it, I owe you one

If you think about when you might have to say “thank you” throughout the day, you’ll notice that the possible situations are endless. Someone might be holding the door open for you, giving you a gift, or might be going out of their way to help you. Every situation that requires a thank you in response is different. So, why not explore creative ways of saying it? Below, you’ll find 13 other ways to say thank you.

“Thank you” is “a polite expression of one’s gratitude.”

Other Ways to Say “Thank You”

The following expressions can be used in any situation. But we’re going to organize the list to give you both formal ways of saying thank you (phrases that express deep gratitude and appreciation) and more casual expressions that you could use in everyday situations.

Formal Ways of Saying “Thank You”

You saved my life in that accident. I’m forever indebted.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime. Please accept my deepest gratitude.

I can’t believe you got me the first edition of my favorite book. I sincerely appreciate this.

The event was a success. I couldn’t have done it without you.

The wedding came out just as I had hoped. I can’t thank you enough.

It means the world to me that you traveled all the way over here to visit me.

Your notes helped me pass the final exam. Words can’t describe how grateful I am.

Casual Ways of Saying “Thank You”

You’ve been so helpful since I started working here. I appreciate you.

I’m so grateful that you went out of your way to bring me the supplies I needed.

Wow, you’ve taught me a lot over the past few months. You’re the best.

You always bring me coffee in the morning. That’s very kind of you.

Thank you for covering my shift today. I owe you one.

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Expressing gratitude is always a good thing. Thank you is an extremely common English phrase. You might find yourself writing a letter to say thank you, or using it in your daily conversations. Either way, knowing variations is useful. Next time you find yourself about to say thank you, try one of these alternatives instead.

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How to say THANK YOU in English

We were all taught (usually by our parents) to say please and thank you when we wanted something (please) and when we received something (thank you). I still think a simple thank you is so important whenever anyone does something for us or offers us something. So let’s learn how to say THANK YOU in English correctly. It does not cost any time to reply with a simple thank you. Watch how people react they nearly always smile.

There are many forms to say thank you in English. A simple quick thanks is quite informal and very acceptable.

How to Say Thank You in English

THANK YOU SO MUCH or THANK YOU VERY MUCH are not only more formal but also express a deeper appreciation.

The other day a man kindly helped me when I has a spot (a little) of difficulty with my car. He would not take any payment so I offered my sincere thanks with a very warm “thank you so much” as I really meant it.

THANKS A LOT has a similar meaning but is more informal and used quite commonly today. It is no less meaningful because we use the informal form so do not be afraid to express yourself in such a way.

Other forms of Thank you are used depending on which country you are in. In England and Ireland you will often hear THANK GOD but its more said in a form of gratitude that everything has worked out ok rather than an expression of appreciation.

For example: The weather was really bad and lots of ice lay on the road. When I got home safely my Mother said “thank God you are home safely”.

It is also used as follows: Thanks be to God. It has an identical meaning. Be careful not to confuse them both. I often hear students say Thanks God but this is incorrect.

Other options how to say Thank You in English include such expressions as:

THANKS A MILL/MILLION (Irish English)

THANKS A BUNCH

These very popular English expressions are informal and are used in everyday situations.

It can also be said with a hint of sarcasm or irony. Usually when someone means the opposite. Perhaps, you did not really help the person or your help did not assist in any way for example:

Me: Hi. Gary could you give me a hand to lift these boxes?
Gary: Sorry mate I just got dressed I am on my way out. I don’t want to get dirty.
Me: Ok thanks a bunch (ironic laugh)

Now you know how to say THANK YOU in English in a few different ways. And remember that saying THANK YOU is one of the easiest way to let someone know that we appreciate their help.

20 Ways to Say “Thank You” in English for Strong Business Relationships

Before you sit down at your computer to begin writing an email, I have a list of 20 business English “thank you” phrases that’ll be useful to you.

We’ll first look at some steps for structuring your thank-you message. The process is very simple and you can be sure that your recipient will appreciate it!

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How to Write a Thank You Email in Business English

These days, thank-you notes are often sent in the form of an email. In fact, the business management expert at Ask a Manager advises sending email thank-you notes instead of handwritten ones after job interviews and other business-related correspondences.

Some things to keep in mind about thank-you messages: they don’t have to be long and complicated. Keep them short but spend some time creating a message that sounds genuine and sincere. Plan to send your thank-you email within 24 to 48 hours of a meeting or event.

We’ll give you all the vocabulary you need to say “thank you” in different situations later in this post. But first, it’s important to understand the structure and tone of a business english thank-you email.

You can write it in four simple steps:

Whatever it is, keep it short and clear and express your appreciation.

Using the steps above, here’s an example of a thank-you email to a business associate for their guidance in planning an advertising campaign:

Thank you for meeting with us yesterday. We greatly appreciate the time you took to share your experience and insights into how we should plan our upcoming advertising campaign.

Your presentation was both informative and practical, and has inspired our team to come up with some exciting ideas for the campaign ahead of our team meeting next week.

Once again, a big thank you from all of us and we look forward to having you back to review our draft.

20 Professional Ways to Say Thank You in Business English

Thanking a business associate for their help or support

We frequently rely on our business associates to help and support us in various business activities.

You could begin with a phrase like this to briefly include your reason for thanking them:

Thank you for your help in [business activity].

For example: Thank you for your help in securing an alternative supplier when our shipping consignment was delayed recently.

Here’s another good phrase you could use to include some details:

We’re grateful for your support in [business activity].

For example: We’re grateful for your support in planning the grand opening of our Manhattan store last week.

Thanking a potential business associate for their time

After meeting with potential business associates to discuss business collaborations or partnerships, it’s good practice to send them a thank-you note afterwards. You’ll show that you appreciate their time and effort, and leave a positive impression that’ll strengthen your relationship.

You could start with a phrase like:

Thank you for meeting with us to discuss our business collaboration.

You could end by saying:

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Here, “thank you in advance” is used to thank the person ahead of time when it’s clear that you’ll be dealing with them in the near future. Otherwise, you can simply leave out the words “in advance.”

Praising a vendor for their good service

In business, we often depend heavily on our vendors and suppliers for timely shipments, deliveries and service. A vendor that delivers good service deserves praise and acknowledgement. So don’t forget to send them a note of thanks now and then.

You could begin with simple phrases like:

Thank you for your great service over the years.

Thank you for your prompt response to our [needs/request].

Complimenting a coworker or business partner for doing a good job

In business, we often work closely with others in our department and teams to achieve certain goals. Complimenting someone for going the extra mile (an expression that means putting in exceptional time and effort) towards the success of the team can greatly boost their morale.

You could use simple phrases like:

Thank you for a job well done.

Thank you for being an invaluable part of our team.

If you aren’t sure when to give a coworker a compliment, you could look for different workplace scenarios and observe how others go about this.

For example, the FluentU program has a wide array of authentic English videos that you could use to watch how native speakers talk and compliment each other in the workplace. You can take note of the different things they say by using the interactive subtitles available for each video. You might even find some more thank you phrases to use in your emails and everyday workplace conversations.

Accepting an appointment or meeting

When a business associate accepts your invitation to meet, then it’s only courteous to thank them for making the time.

Simple phrases you could use include:

Thank you for the opportunity to meet up.

Thank you for making time to see me.

Following up on business networking

Sending a thank-you email to someone you’ve recently met at a business networking event such as a seminar, trade show or business dinner is a great way to build a strong business relationship.

You could start by saying:

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today.

Thank you for your offer to connect me with your business contacts.

Thanking a customer or client

We all know that our customers and clients are the most important people to our business. So make it a practice to send your customers and clients an occasional thank-you note to show that you appreciate them.

You could start with this phrase to include the name of your company.

Thank you for choosing [your company name].

This phrase may be used at the beginning or end of your email:

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.

Responding to positive feedback

It’s always a wonderful thing to receive positive feedback from a customer or client! Be sure to write back and thank them graciously to maintain a strong relationship.

You could start by saying:

Thank you for your positive feedback.

You could use this phrase either at the beginning or end of your email:

We greatly appreciate your kind words.

Responding positively to negative business feedback

While everyone hopes for positive feedback, we should also value negative feedback as a way of addressing customers’ concerns and improving our business in the long run. So be sure to accept negative feedback graciously and follow up with a note of thanks.

You could start with this phrase followed by a brief explanation of how you plan to address the issue that’s been highlighted:

Thank you for raising your concerns with us.

This phrase is a great one for ending your message:

Thank you for your understanding.

Thanking a job interviewer

If you wish to stand out and leave a good impression with your prospective employer, be sure to send your interviewer a thank-you email shortly afterwards.

If you were interviewed by a group, the International Hellenic University suggests you consider sending a group thank-you note.

You could start with this phrase:

Thank you for meeting with me today.

You could also use this phrase at either the beginning or end of your message:

I appreciated the opportunity to meet with you today.

So there you have it—a list of professional phrases for expressing your gratitude to someone in business. You can’t go wrong with these phrases. Remember, a little courtesy goes a long way in business. So be generous with your thanks and good luck with your business English learning!

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100 Ways To Write Thank You In Different Languages

H. Jackson Brown

I see a recurring trend in the world today. Maybe you do too. The one that I see isn’t something that we should be proud of.

As technology advances and we become more connected, yet disconnected, two things continue down their tragic path toward obsoletion.

First, the way in which we communicate to one another. I’m not talking about verbal communication, email or text messages (don’t get me started on the latter two). No, I’m talking about hand-written, good intentioned letters. The kind that generations before us used to kindle and rekindle relationships.

That kind.

Secondly, the thanks that we express to one another is lacking. Think about it. When was the last time you or someone you know went out of their way to thank another person for doing something? I’m not just talking about thanking after someone holds your door, pulls out your chair, or gets you a glass of water. I’m talking about one human being going out of their way to make the life of another human being easier.

Then, not because they were seeking thanks, it comes to them.

Scary, I know.

In honor of these two fundamental things, I have comprised a list of 100 ways to write thank you in different languages. As you make your way down the list, you’ll notice that nowhere does it tell you how to pronounce the word.

I’ve done that for good reason. Remember, I said that our world is slowly losing the ability to hand write and the words thank you have become less prevalent. What better way to correct both than to combine them?