Give Thanks in 30 Languages Posted by meaghan on Nov 12, 2014 in Archived Posts
‘Tis the season for being thankful. But you know what sounds a whole lot cooler than “thank you”? Merci, gracias, or takk. Spread a little multicultural gratitude this holiday season by learning 20 different ways to say “thank you.”
| English | Thank you |
| Arabic | شكرا |
| Croatian | Hvala |
| Danish | Tak |
| Dutch | Dank u wel |
| French | Merci |
| German | Danke |
| Greek | Ευχαριστώ |
| Haitian Creole | Mèsi |
| Hebrew | תודה |
| Hindi | धन्यवाद |
| Hungarian | Köszönöm |
| Indonesian | Terima kasih |
| Irish | Go raibh maith agat |
| Italian | Grazie |
| Japanese | ありがとう |
| Korean | 감사합니다 |
| Mandarin | 谢谢 |
| Norwegian | Takk |
| Polish | Dziękuję |
| Russian | Cпасибо |
| Spanish | Gracias |
| Swahili | Asante |
| Swedish | Tack |
| Tagalog | Salamat pô |
| Thai | ขอบคุณ |
| Turkish | Teşekkür ederim |
| Urdu | شکریہ |
| Vietnamese | Cảm ơn |
| Zulu | Ngiyabonga |
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Comments:
Simona:
Multumesc! ( romanian)
meaghan:
@Simona Multumesc for adding to our list!
Stuart:
For the thirteen on that list I didn’t know, a sincere kia ora, as we say in Aotearoa.
Ailís Nic Liam:
One quick thing: “Go raibh maith agat” is correct in Irish if you’re only speaking to one person. If you’re speaking to more than one person, it’s “Go raibh maith agaibh.”
Transparent Language:
@Ailís Nic Liam Thanks for the grammar tip! Very important distinction. 🙂