{"id":611,"date":"2011-02-11T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T10:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=611"},"modified":"2011-02-11T10:56:25","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T10:56:25","slug":"grazie-prego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/grazie-prego\/","title":{"rendered":"Grazie – Prego"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grazie<\/strong>: Thank you. This, along with the corresponding reply ‘prego’<\/strong>, is one of the first words learnt by students of Italian. Let’s take a closer look at these words and some of the many colloquial variations that you will hear:<\/font><\/p>\n

Grazie<\/strong>, plural of grazia<\/strong>, meaning ‘essere riconoscente’<\/strong> (to be grateful), comes from the verb ringraziare<\/strong> (to thank). Here below are some common expressions of thanks:<\/font><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
grazie<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nthank you<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grazie infinite<\/strong><\/td>\nthank you very much<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grazie mille \/ mille grazie<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\na thousand thanks<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grazie tante \/ tante grazie<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nmany thanks<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grazie di cuore<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nthank you from my heart<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grazie di tutto<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nthanks for everything<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ti ringrazio<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nI thank you (singular informal)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
la ringrazio<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nI thank you (singular formal)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi ringrazio<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nI thank you (plural)
<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
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Prego<\/strong>, first person singular of the verb pregare<\/strong> (to pray), literally ‘I pray’, is commonly translated as ‘you’re welcome’. Here are some common ways of replying to ‘grazie’<\/strong>:<\/font><\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
prego<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\nyou’re welcome <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ma ti pare<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nyou’re welcome <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
di nulla<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n(it was) nothing<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
di niente<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n(it was) nothing<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ma di che<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nbut what for<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
non c’\u00e8 di che<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nthere’s no need to thank me<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
non dirlo neanche<\/strong><\/td>\ndon’t even mention it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
figurati<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nthink nothing of it <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ci mancherebbe altro<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nthink nothing of it  <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grazie: Thank you. This, along with the corresponding reply ‘prego’, is one of the first words learnt by students of Italian. Let’s take a closer look at these words and some of the many colloquial variations that you will hear: Grazie, plural of grazia, meaning ‘essere riconoscente’ (to be grateful), comes from the verb ringraziare…<\/p>\n

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