 | Afrikaans (Africa) - Dankie |
| Albanian - Faleminderit |
| Arabic - Sukran |
| Arabic - Shukran Gazillan (Thank you very much) |
| Armenian - shur-nur-ah-gah-lem |
| Australian - Thoinks, Moite! |
| Basque Country (between France and Spain) - Eskerrik
asko (Thank you very much) |
| Bengali - Dhannyabad |
| Bulgarian - Blagodaria |
| Bosnia - Hvala |
| Burma(Myanmar) - Jae Zu Din Pa De (Thank you) |
| Cameroon (Duala) - Na som (thanks) |
| Cameroon (Duala) - Na som djita (Thank you very much)
|
| Cantonese - M'goy (sp? -- thank you for the service) |
| Cantonese - Do jey (sp? -- thank you for the gift) |
| Catalonia (catalan) - gràcies [grah'-si-es] estandard |
| Catalonia (catalan) - moltes gràcies [many thanks] |
| Catalonia (catalan) - merci [mer'-si] very colloquial |
| Cherokee Nation - Wado (Thank you) |
| Cherokee (Eastern) - Skee (Thank you) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) - Xie_Xie (shieh shieh) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) Mh goi (m-ghoh-ee) (informal:
thanks) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) Do jeh (tou yeh) (formal:
thanks) |
| Cook Islander - Kia Manuia |
| Croatia - Hvala |
| Czech – Dekuji (deh'-ku-yih) |
| Danish - tak (tahg) |
| Dutch - dank U wel (dahnk you well) (formal:
thank you very much) |
| Dutch - bedankt / dank je wel (dahnk ye well)
(informal: thanks) - WEL is 'good', like "I wish you well" |
| Dutch - Dank U zeer / duizend maal dank (thank
you VERY much) - a superlative and used when you get stuck in a
thunderstorm, then lost, mugged, robbed, etc. And someone helps you.
Only then. ZEER is 'very'. JE and U are 'you', but informal and formal.
(still alive in old english like in 'ye olde'). "Duizend maal" means a
'thousand times'. |
| Dutch - hartelijk dank (thanks from the heart)
Another formal form used in contexts like: "thanks for coming/inviting"
(to a wedding, birthday party) or when receiving a formal present. |
| English - Thanks awfully, old boy |
| Esperanto - Dankon (thank you) |
| Esperanto - Dankegon (thank you very much)
Estonia - Aitäh |
| Ewe Togo (Africa) - Akpé (Appé) |
| Ewe Togo (Africa) - Apké na wo (Thanks to you) |
| Fijian - Vinaka |
| Fijiab - Vinaka vaka
levu (Thank you very much) |
| Finnish - kiitos (kee'-toas) |
| Fon Benin (Africa) - Kpè nu wé |
| French - merci (mehr-see') |
| French - Merci Madame - Thanks (to a woman) |
| French - Merci Mademoiselle - Thanks (to a young girl) |
| French - Merci Monsieur - Thanks (to a man) |
| F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia) - Hvala |
| Gambia (Mandinka) - Abarka |
| Georgia(Sakartvelo) - madlobt (thank you) |
| Georgia(Sakartvelo) - didi madloba (thank you very
much) |
| German - Danke (dahn'-kuh) |
| German - Danke schoen (literally: nicely thank you, outdated) |
| German - Danke sehr (Thank you very much) |
| German -Vielen Dank (Many Thanks) |
| Greek - Efharisto (ef-har-ris-tou') |
| Greek - Efkaristo poly |
| Guarani - Aguije (ah-we-JAY) native indian language of Paraguay and
Western Brazil |
| Guinea (Mandinka) - Abarka |
| Gujarathi (India) - Aabar |
| Hawaiian - Mahalo |
| Hebrew - Toda (toh-dah') |
| Hebrew - Toda raba (thank you very much) |
| Hindi (India National Language) - Dhanyavaad |
| Hindi - Shukriyaa |
| Hungarian - Köszönöm (kuh'-suh-nuhm) |
| Icelandic - Þakka þér fyrir |
| Icelandic - Takk (informal) |
| Indonesian - Terima kasih (teh-ri-mah kah-sih) |
| Indonesian - Terima Kasih Banjak/Banyak (Both pronounced bunyuk
- Thank you very much) |
| Iran (Persia) - Moteshakeram (formal) |
| Iran (Persia) - Merci (informal - just like french
but r in this word is pronounced as /r/ ) |
| Irish - Go raibh maith
agat
( Thank you "Go - Rev - Mah - Agut")
(literally, may you have
good things) |
| Irish - Go raibh mile
maith agat
( Thank you very much "Go - Rev - Meela - Mah - Agut")
(literally, may you have a thousand good things) |
| Irish (Northern) - Nice one bro'r, or Cheers mucker! |
| Italian - Grazie (grahts'-yeh) |
| Italian - Grazie tanto (many thanks - cordial version) |
| Italian - Mille Grazie (a thousand thanks) |
| Japanese - Arigato (ah-ree-gah'-toh) or A_Ree_Ga_Tou_Go_Zai_Ma_Su
|
| Japanese - Domo arrigato |
| Javanese - Matur nuwun |
| Jive - Thanks mon - Appropriate only if directed to a male |
| Kannada (India) - Dhan-ya-vaadaa (spoken in S India, in Bangalore,
the Silicon Valley of India.) |
| Konkani (West coast - Konkan coast of India - It also
is the state official language of Goa) - Dev boren koru (thank you - literally
means " May God do good to you" as that is the way we thank people. ) |
| Korean - Kamsa hamaida (kam'-sah hum-nee-dah' ) |
| Latvian - Paldies |
| Lithuanian - Achu |
| Luganda (Uganda) - Waybale (Thank you) |
| Luganda (Uganda) - Waybale Nyo (Thank you very much) |
| Malayalam (South Indian Language) - Nandi |
| Malayalam (India) - Nani |
| Malaysian - Terima Kasih ("Tay ree ma Kaa seh") |
| Mali (Mandinka) - Abarka |
| Mandinka - Abarka (language of West Africa; The Gambia, Senegal,
Guinea and Mali) |
| Maori - Kia Manuia |
| Nepali -- (Nepal National Language) -
Dhan-ya-vaad |
| New Zealand - Cheers - LOL |
| New Zealand - Kiaora Koe (NZ Maori) |
| New Zealand - Kiaora Korua (NZ Maori)
|
| New Zealand - Kiaora Koto (NZ Maori) |
| New Zealand - Kiaora Tatou (NZ Maori)
|
|
Nigeria
(Hausa) - Na
gode
|
| Norwegian - Takk (tahkk) |
| Oman - Shakkran |
| Palauan - soolong (Republic of Palau) |
| Paraguay (Guarani) - Aguije (ah-we-JAY)
|
| Persian/Farsi - Mam'noon or Mo'teshake'ram (Spoken in Iran,
Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries) |
| Philippines Tagalog - Salamat |
| Philippines - Maraming Salamat (thank you very much) |
| Polish - Dziekuje (dsyehn-koo-yeh) |
| Portuguese - Obrigada (Female) |
| Portuguese - Obrigado (Male) (oh-bree-gah'-doh) |
| Portuguese - Muito Obrigado (Thank you very much) |
| Portuguese - Muito Obrigado com Voce (have my personal thanks) |
| Punjabi [ Pakistan and India] - Bhala Hove |
| Qatar - Shakkran |
| Romanian - Multumesc (phonetic: mooltzoomeask) |
| Romanian - Va multumim frumos (great thanks) |
| Russian - Spasiba (spah-see'-boh) |
| Russian - Blagodaryu (a little official) |
| Russian - Premnogo blagodaren (my greater thanks - words said to
bosses by workers) |
| Russian - Spasibo balshoye (big thanks) |
| Samoan - Fa'afetai (fah-ah-feh-ta-e - thank you) |
| Samoan - Fa'afetai tele lava (Thank you very much) |
| Samoan - Talofa |
| Saulteaux Indians (Manitoba, Canada) - Miigwech (meegweech) -- there
are similar spellings in other native languages such as Cree, etc. |
| Scottish - Cheers |
| Scot's Gaelic (Informal) - Tapadh Leat (tah-puh let) |
| Scot's Gaelic (Formal) - Tapadh Leibh (tah-puh lave) |
| Scot's Gaelic (Many Thanks) - Moran Taing
|
| Senegal (Mandinka) - Abarka |
| Serbo - Croat -Hvala |
| Slovakia – Dakujem (deh'-ku-yem) |
| South Africa - Dankie
("Dung-Key") |
| South Africa - Baie Dankie (thanks very much - "Buyer
Dung-Key") |
| Spanish - Gracias (grah'-syas) |
| Spanish - Gracias a todos (Thank you all) |
| Spanish - Muchas gracias (thank you very much,
literally: many thanks) While Dutch people scarcely use the superlative
forms, the Spanish don't use the minimalistic forms much (mostly in
informal context). In Spanish, when a flyer is shoved into your hands,
its worth a 'gracias', you normally use 'muchas gracias'. |
| Spanish - Muchisimas gracias (thank you VERY
much) - to someone who was useful to you. |
| Spanish - un millón de gracias (a million
thanks) - for when someone saves your life. |
| Spanish (Latin America, informal) - Te pasastes.
(informal) |
| Spanish (Latin America, informal) - Se pasó.
(formal) Which means "You went over the line", or "thanks for going out
of your way to help me". When used, it will get you a smile, guaranteed. |
| Sundanese - Nuhun |
| Sunda - Hatur Nuhun |
| Swahili - Ahsante (ah-sahn'-teh) |
| Swahili - Ahsante Sana (Thank you very much) |
| Swedish - Tack (tahkk) |
| Swedish - Tack så mycket |
| Tahitian - Maururu |
| Tamil (India) - Nandri ("Nun-dry" spoken in South India,
Singapore, Malaysia) |
| Teenager - |
| Telungu (South Indian Language)- Manjuthe |
| Thai - Khob Khun Kha (Feminine) |
| Thai - Khob Khun Krab (Masculine) |
| Thai - Khop Khun Mak (Thank you very much) |
| Thai - Khop Khun Mak Kha (Feminine) |
| Thai - Khob Khun Mak Krab (Masculine) |
| Thai - Khob Pra Khun Kha (Formal feminine)
|
| Thai - Khob Pra Khun Krab (Formal masculine)
|
| Tibetan - Thuk Ji Chhe |
| Turkish - Tesekkurler ( teh-sheh-keur eh-deh-rim) |
| Turkish - Çok tesekkur ederim (big thanks) |
| Turkish - Saðol (thank you) |
| Turkish - Saðolun (thank you - "saol") |
| Turkish - Tesekkurler (thanks - "teshekkyurler") |
| U.S. & Canada - Thank You |
| United States (South) - Thanks y'all |
| Ukranian - Dyakuyu |
| Urudu (India) - Shukria |
| Urudu (India) - Bahut Bahut Shukriyaa |
| Urdu [Pakistan, India and Bangla Desh] - Maherbani |
| Urdu (Pakistan) - Shukria |
| Urdu (Pakistan) -Bahut Shukria ( Thank you very much) |
| Urdu (Pakistan) - Bahut Bahut Shukria ( Thank you very
very much) |
| Uzbekistan (Uzbek) - Rahmat (Thanks) |
| Uzbekistan (Uzbek) - Katta Rahmat (Thanks a lot) |
| Vietnamese - Kam ouen |
| Wales/Cymru - Diloch yn fawr (thank you very much) |
| Wales/Cymru - Diolch (thanks) |
| Xhosa (Africa) - Nkosi |
| Yemen - Shakkran |
| Yiddish - A dank |
| Yiddish - Yasher Koach (KOY-ACH) |
| Yoruba - Modupe |
| Yugoslavia - Hvala |
| Zulu - Ngiyabonga |
