No matter your language-learning goals—travel? family heritage? access to education?—there is one phrase that is sure to come in handy across the globe: thank you.
Whether it's a groggy "thanks" for your morning coffee, a heartfelt thank-you note to a generous friend (y'all still write thank-you notes, right?), a quickly-typed "ty" to a helpful coworker, or a tearful embrace upon reuniting with a loved one, there are almost as many ways to show gratitude as there are things to be thankful for, from French merci to Hebrew תודה רבה (todah raba)!
And at Duolingo, we've got over 500 million reasons to be thankful: YOU, our learners 💚 Here are some of the ways Duolingo employees say "thank you (very much)"—in our own languages!
How to say "thank you" around the world
| Language | "Thank you (very much)" |
|---|---|
| Arabic | شكراً Shukran |
| Catalan | (Moltes) gràcies |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 唔該(晒) M goi (sai) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | (非常/) 感谢您 (polite) Fēicháng gǎnxiè nín 多谢多谢 (informal) Duōxiè duōxiè |
| Czech | Děkuji (mnohokrát) |
| Dutch | (Heel erg) bedankt |
| Esperanto | (Egan) dankon |
| Finnish | Kiitos (paljon) |
| French | Merci (beaucoup) |
| German | Danke (Vielen Dank) |
| Gujarati | (ખુબ ખુબ) આભાર Khub khub aabhar |
| Hebrew | תודה (רבה) Todah raba |
| Hindi | (बहुत) शुक्रिया Bahut shukriya बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद Bahut bahut dhanyawad |
| Icelandic | Takk (fyrir) |
| Italian | Grazie (mille) |
| Japanese | ありがとう Arigato |
| Korean | 감사합니다 (polite) Gamsahabnida 감사 (informal) Gamsa |
| Malay | Terima kasih |
| Norwegian | (Tusen) takk |
| Polish | Dziękuję (bardzo) |
| Portuguese | (Muito) obrigado/obrigada |
| Russian | (Большое) спасибо (Bol'shoye) spasibo |
| Serbian | (Много вам) хвала (Mnogo vam) hvala |
| Slovenian | Hvala (lepa) |
| Spanish | (Muchas) gracias |
| Swahili | Asante (sana) |
| Swedish | Tack (så mycket) |
| Tamil | நன்றி Nandri |
| Ukrainian | (Дуже) дякую (Duzhe) dyakuyu |
| Urdu | شکریہ Shukria |
| Yiddish | אַ (האַרציקן) דאַנק A (hartsikn) dank |
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And there's lots more where that came from: Words and phrases for that show gratitude can vary across dialects of the local language, by how formal or casual you want to be, or even what you're thanking someone for! What are other ways you say "thank you"? Let us know by Tweeting at us @Duolingo... and thanks in advance! 😉