No matter where you go in the world, a simple “thank you” can go a long way.
Luckily for you, the experts at Busuu, the language-learning app, have put together a list of ways to say “thank you” in some of the most spoken languages in the world .
Here’s how to say “thank you” in 45 different languages
Gracias (Thank you)
Muchas gracias (Thank you very much)
Merci (Thank you)
Merci beaucoup (Thank you very much)
Merci mille fois (Thanks so much)
Grazie (Thank you)
Grazie mille / Grazie infinite (Thank you very much)
Molte grazie (Many thanks)
Danke (Thanks)
Dankeschön (Thank you kindly)
Danke sehr (Thank you very much)
Bedankt (Thanks)
Dankjewel (Thank you) informal
Dankuwel (Thank you) formal
Obrigado / Obrigada (Thank you – male / female speaker)
Muito obrigado (for boys) / Muito obrigada (for girls) (Thank you very much)
Teşekkürler (Thanks)
Teşekkür ederim (Thank you)
Çok teşekkürler (Thank you very much)
Спасибо [Spasiba] (Thanks)
Благодарю [Blagadaryu] (Thank you)
Большое спасибо [Bol’shoye spasiba] (Thank you very much)
谢谢 [xiè xiè] (Thank you)
多谢 [duō xiè] (Thanks a lot)
感谢 [gǎn xiè] (Many thanks)
감사합니다 [gahm-sa-hab-ni-da] Formal Thank you
고마워 [go-ma-wo] Casual Thank you
대단히 감사합니다 (dae-dan-hi gahm-sa-hab-ni-da) Formal Thank you very much
정말 고마워 [jeong-mal go-ma-wo] Casual Thank you very much
11. Vietnamese
Cảm ơn (Thanks)
Cảm ơn bạn (Thank you)
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều (Thank you very much)
شكرًا Thank you [šukran]
شكرا على كلامك اللطيف Thanks for your kind words [šokran ʿalā kalāmak el-la]
ده كرم منك That’s very kind of you [ dah karam menna]
Dzięki (Thanks)
Dziękuję (Thank You) (Note that dziękuję – or nie, dziękuję – can also be used to refuse an offer, as in “no, thanks)
Stokrotne dzięki (Many thanks)
Wielkie dzięki (Thanks alot)
14. Croatian
Hvala (Thank You)
Puno hvala / Hvala lijepa (Thanks a lot)
Hvala najljepša literary / Baš ti hvala colloquial (Thank you really)
15. Danish
Tak (Thank you)
Mange tak (Thank you so much)
Tak skal du have (Thanks alot)
16. Czech
Děkuji vám (Thank you)
To je od vás velmi laskavé (That’s very kind of you)
Díky moc! (Thanks a lot!)
17. Estonian
Tänan (Thank you)
Aitäh (Thanks)
Tänan väga (Thank you very much)
18. Finnish
Kiitos (Thank you)
Kiitos ystävällisistä sanoistasi! (Thank you for your kind words)
Kiitos paljon! (Thanks a lot)
19. Greek
Σ’ ευχαριστώ! [S’ efharistó!] Ι thank you (singular – less formal)
Σας ευχαριστώ! [Sas efharistó!] Thank you (plural – formal)
Σας ευχαριστούμε! [Sas efharistούme!] We thank you
20. Hawaiian
Mahalo (Thank you)
Mahalo nui loa (Thank you very much)
21. Hindi
धन्यवाद [dhun-yuh-vaad] Thank you (pure Hindi)
बहुत शुक्रिया or बहुत धन्यवाद [bahut shu-kri-yaa or bahut dhun-yuh-vaad] Thank you very much
शुक्रिया [shu-kri-yaa] Thanks (colloquial Hindi)
22. Indonesian
Terima kasih (Thank you)
Anda sungguh baik hati (Thank you kindly)
Terima kasih banyak (Thanks a lot)
ありがとう [Arigatou] Thanks
ありがとうございます [Arigatou gozaimasu] Thank you
どうもありがとう [Doumo arigatou] Thank you kindly
どうもありがとうございます[Doumo Arigatou gozaimasu] Thank you very much
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24. Latvian
Paldies (Thank you)
Liels paldies (Thank you very much)
Paldies par jūsu viesmīlību (Thank you for your hospitality)
25. Romanian
Mulţumesc (Thank you)
Este foarte amabil din partea dumneavoastră (That’s very kind of you)
Vă mulțumim pentru cuvintele frumoase (Thanks for your kind words)
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26. Swahili
Shurkan (Thanks) – mostly used in oral communication
Shukran sana (Thanks a lot) – mostly used in oral communication
Asante (Thank you)
Asante Sana (Thanks a lot)
27. Thai
ขอบคุณ [khawp khun] (Thank you)
ขอบใจนะ [khawp jai] (Thanks)
28. Filipino
Salamat sa-LAH-mat (Thank you)
Napakabuti ninyo (That’s very kind of you)
Salamat sa iyong mga papuri (Thanks for your kind words)
29. Slovak
Ďakujem JAH-koo-yehm (I thank you)
Ďakujeme (We thank you)
Ďakujem mnohokrát (Thanks a lot)
30. Norwegian
Takk skal du ha (Thank you)
Takk for hjelpen (Thanks for your help)
Tusen takk (Thousand thanks)
31. Hebrew
Toda (Thank you)
Toda raba (Thank you very much)
Rov todot (Many thanks)
32. Hungarian
Köszönöm (I thank you)
Ez nagyon kedves tőled (That’s very kind of you) – informal
Köszönöm a kedves szavakat (Thanks for your kind words)
33. Māori
Tēnā koe (Thank you)
Tēnā rawa atu koe (Thank you very much)
34. Icelandic
Takk (Thank you)
Kærar þakkir (Thanks a lot)
35. Esperanto
Danko (Thanks)
Dankon (Thank you)
36. Samoan
37. Hausa
38. Yoruba
39. Igbo
Daalụ (Thank you)
Daalụ nke ukwuu (Thank you very much)
40. Uzbek
Rahmat (Thank you)
Katta rahmat (Thank you very much)
41. Maltese
Grazzi (Thank you)
Nirringrazzjak (More formal thank you)
42. Welsh
Diolch (Thank you)
Diolch yn fawr (Thank you very much) – commonly used
Diolch yn fawr iawn (Thank you very much) – quite formal
43. Afrikaans
Dankie (Thank you)
Baie dankie (Thanks a lot)
Dit is baie gaaf van jou (That’s very kind of you)
44. British English
Thank you / Thanks very much
Thanks mate / Cheers mate / Ta (friendly, informal)
You’re a life-saver / You’re my hero (to show immense gratitude, usually for some act of kindness)
You’re too kind (when someone pays you a compliment)
45. American English
Thank you / Thanks so much / Thanks a lot / Thanks a bunch / Thanks a ton / Thanks! (informal)
Thanks a million (to show immense gratitude)
And that’s a wrap! You officially know how to say thank you in 45 different languages.
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