How to say “thank you” in different languages
“thank you” in 26 languages, written in each language's own script with a romanised pronunciation. Press play to hear it with your device's voice.
| Language | “thank you” | Pronunciation / romanisation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | thank you | — | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 谢谢 xièxie | xièxie | |
| Hindi | धन्यवाद dhanyavād | dhanyavād | |
| Spanish | gracias | — | |
| Arabic | شُكْرًا šukran | šukran | |
| French | merci | — | |
| Bengali | ধন্যবাদ dhonnobad | dhonnobad | |
| Portuguese | obrigado said by a man; a woman says obrigada | — | |
| Russian | спаси́бо spasíbo | spasíbo | |
| Indonesian | terima kasih | — | |
| German | danke | — | |
| Japanese | ありがとう arigatō | arigatō | |
| Vietnamese | cảm ơn | — | |
| Swahili | asante | — | |
| Turkish | teşekkür ederim | — | |
| Persian | مِرْسی mersi | mersi | |
| Korean | 감사합니다 gamsahamnida | gamsahamnida | |
| Thai | ขอบคุณ kɔ̀ɔp-kun | kɔ̀ɔp-kun | |
| Italian | grazie | — | |
| Polish | dziękuję | — | |
| Ukrainian | дя́кую djákuju | djákuju | |
| Dutch | dank je | — | |
| Greek | ευχαριστώ efcharistó | efcharistó | |
| Serbian | хвала hvala | hvala | |
| Hebrew | תּוֹדָה todá | todá | |
| Welsh | diolch | — |
Words checked against Wiktionary translation tables; romanisation from Wiktionary transliteration modules where the script is not Latin.
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How do you say thank you in Spanish, French, Japanese and Arabic?
Spanish: gracias; French: merci; Japanese: ありがとう (arigatō); Arabic: شُكْرًا (šukran).
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