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debm55

(53,588 posts)
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:54 AM Nov 23

Say "thanks" or "thank you" in a different language. You may use Google. Please give the language and country/region.

Say thanks in the language of your ancestors, friends. or really anyone. . Edit.

dyakuna---Ukrainian.

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Say "thanks" or "thank you" in a different language. You may use Google. Please give the language and country/region. (Original Post) debm55 Nov 23 OP
Tusen takk cos dem Nov 23 #1
Thank you very much, cos dem and dyakuna to you, debm55 Nov 23 #3
Or Tusen hjertelig takk LearnedHand Nov 23 #63
Thank you very much LearnedHand. Tusen hjertelig takk. debm55 Nov 23 #67
Muchas gracias, Spanish is the only other language I'm familiar with. I recognize thank you in other languages though. Walleye Nov 23 #2
Dyakuna. Walleye. for sharing the Spanish version of Thanks. debm55 Nov 23 #4
Grazie in Italian. Merci in French. sinkingfeeling Nov 23 #5
Dyakuna, sinkingfeeling for your two selections. debm55 Nov 23 #6
Obrigado dem4decades Nov 23 #7
Thank you dem4decades, May I ask what country. Dyakuna. debm55 Nov 23 #8
I think that is Portuguese. 3catwoman3 Nov 23 #17
dyakunam, 3catwoman3, for letting us know. debm55 Nov 23 #25
When we visit the Azores, that's how we say thank you. Yes, Portuguese. dem4decades Nov 23 #39
Thank you dem4decades, debm55 Nov 23 #42
ASL quaint Nov 23 #9
Oh thank you very much, quaint. I have two cousins that use ASL. debm55 Nov 23 #14
Merci Beaucoup zanana1 Nov 23 #10
Thank you very much, zannana1. Merci Beaucoup to you also. debm55 Nov 23 #24
Toda Raba Behind the Aegis Nov 23 #11
Thank you very much, Behind the Aegis. Dyakuna. debm55 Nov 23 #23
Another one, I learned a year ago and had to check.. MersEE Munglio Behind the Aegis Nov 23 #48
Thank you very much, Behind the Aegis. debm55 Nov 23 #68
One of the first phrases we learn preparing for foreign travel. surfered Nov 23 #12
Thank you very much, surfered. HAHAHAHHAHAH, bugger off. that''s funny. debm55 Nov 23 #22
Kthnxbai. - TextSpeak fargone Nov 23 #13
Kthnxbai, fargone. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 23 #21
I had never understood that, until now lol /nt dickthegrouch Nov 23 #65
Faleminderit CanonRay Nov 23 #15
Falemingerit you very much, CanonRay. debm55 Nov 23 #19
Go raibh maith agaibh. Harker Nov 23 #16
Thank you very much, Harker. Dyakuna, debm55 Nov 23 #18
Domo arigato gozaimashita. 3catwoman3 Nov 23 #20
Domp arigato gozaimashita. 3catwoman3. One time I had a Shiba Inu. When she got her toy I would say arigato. debm55 Nov 23 #26
"Domo" is proper, but informal. subterranean Nov 23 #57
Mahalo ZDU Nov 23 #27
Mahalo, ZDU, debm55 Nov 23 #29
Khop Khun Krub (loose western translation) Sailingdiver Nov 23 #28
That is very interesting. What country? Khob jai, Salingdiver. debm55 Nov 23 #31
I had to know! Dear_Prudence Nov 23 #49
Dyakuna. Dear_Prudence. debm55 Nov 23 #69
Dziękuję FalloutShelter Nov 23 #30
Dziekuje, FalloutShelter. debm55 Nov 23 #33
ahhee' amerikat Nov 23 #32
ahhee, amerikat, debm55 Nov 23 #34
Miigwetch catbyte Nov 23 #35
Miigwetch, catbyte. Peoples of the Three Fires. Beautiful. debm55 Nov 23 #36
fa'afetai nini Nov 23 #37
fa'afetai, nini. for sharing with us. dyakuna debm55 Nov 23 #38
For my husband's family, Kiito---Finnish. debm55 Nov 23 #40
Korean: Kamsahamnida or gamsahamnida. Both are acceptable. GP6971 Nov 23 #41
Kamsahamnida, GP6971 debm55 Nov 23 #43
Danka. German doc03 Nov 23 #44
Danka, doc03 for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 23 #46
Actually it's danke Laurelin Nov 23 #55
Danke doc03 Nov 23 #61
Danke, thank you doc03 debm55 Nov 23 #70
Majqa. Klingon doc03 Nov 23 #45
HAHA , Majqa for sharing, doc03 debm55 Nov 23 #47
Dhanyavaad Dear_Prudence Nov 23 #50
Dhanyavaad, Dear_Prodence debm55 Nov 23 #71
_ .... ._ _. _._ _.__ ___ .._ Morse code CrispyQ Nov 23 #51
Thank you very much, CrispyQ debm55 Nov 23 #73
Tapadh leat buzzycrumbhunger Nov 23 #52
Tapadh leat, buzzycrumbhunger. debm55 Nov 23 #74
;) buzzycrumbhunger Nov 23 #84
dyakuna. debm55 Nov 23 #88
A nation of immigrants Cirsium Nov 23 #53
Tack sa mycket, to you Cirsium. debm55 Nov 23 #76
Bedankt Laurelin Nov 23 #54
Bedankt to you Laurelin. debm55 Nov 23 #77
Tak, Danish Laurelin Nov 23 #56
Tak, Laurelin. debm55 Nov 23 #81
Ankthay Ouyay - Pig Latin. Sorry - that's all I got. Marie Marie Nov 23 #58
Thank you , Marie Marie. debm55 Nov 23 #82
Salamat RandySF Nov 23 #59
Salamat to you and Mrs. RandySF. PS congragraulations on you post count. debm55 Nov 23 #83
Dakujem livetohike Nov 23 #60
Dakujem. livetohike. debm55 Nov 23 #87
Thank you very much! Thousands of little versions of TYVM out there to chose!! SWBTATTReg Nov 23 #62
dyakuna. SWBTATTReg debm55 Nov 23 #89
Grazie ProfessorGAC Nov 23 #64
Grazie, ProfessorGAC. debm55 Nov 23 #86
"Sucker" - in Trumpian /nt dickthegrouch Nov 23 #66
Dyakuna, dickthegrouch. debm55 Nov 23 #85
Hvala----Croatian. debm55 Nov 23 #72
Dankjewel Emile Nov 23 #75
Dankjewel, Emile. debm55 Nov 23 #79
Asante danieljsf Nov 23 #78
Asante, danieljsf. debm55 Nov 23 #80
Danke in Limburgish fernlady Nov 23 #90
Danke, fernlady. Is it in Austria? debm55 Nov 23 #91
Wallonia Cirsium Nov 23 #92
dyakuna, Cirsium debm55 Nov 23 #93
Irish Gaelic: Mile Buiochas or Go raibh maith agar KitFox Nov 23 #94
Mile Buiochas, dear KitFox. debm55 Nov 23 #96
Choukran bzaf ramblin_dave Nov 23 #95
Choukran bzaf. ramblin_dave. debm55 Nov 23 #97
multumesc--Romanian. debm55 Nov 23 #98
Dankon lpbk2713 Nov 23 #99
Dankon to you my friend, Ipbk2713 debm55 Nov 23 #100
ankthay ouyay sheshe2 Nov 23 #101
ankthay ouyay, sheshe2 debm55 Nov 23 #102
Eskerrik Asko. Wolf Frankula Nov 23 #103
Eskerrik Asko, Wolf Frankula. Can you tell the country,? Eskerrik Asko debm55 Nov 24 #108
Mostly Spain and France, Wolf Frankula Nov 24 #114
Thank you Wolf Frankula. debm55 Nov 24 #115
Spasibo bolshoj Aviation Pro Nov 23 #104
Spasibo bolshoj, Aviation Pro for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 24 #109
Dziękuję - Polish SheltieLover Nov 23 #105
Dziekuje, SheltieLover for sharing with us. It was okay to look it up. debm55 Nov 24 #110
Sometimes when I'm substitute teach I ask the kids to say please and thank in their language kimbutgar Nov 23 #106
Excellent idea. kimbutgar. Yes, please and thank you are important. More and more people are forgetting to use them. debm55 Nov 24 #111
ευχαριστώ πολύ Old Crank Nov 24 #107
Thank you very much, Old Crank. debm55 Nov 24 #112
dioch---Welsh. debm55 Nov 24 #113

Walleye

(43,436 posts)
2. Muchas gracias, Spanish is the only other language I'm familiar with. I recognize thank you in other languages though.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:56 AM
Nov 23

Behind the Aegis

(55,778 posts)
48. Another one, I learned a year ago and had to check.. MersEE Munglio
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:19 PM
Nov 23

"Thank you very much" in Ladino, a language spoken by Iberian Jews.

מירסי מונג׳ו

On edit: I am not 100% about the pronunciation. I have only read it and haven't heard it spoken...yet! Well, there is one Chanukkah song I have heard in Ladino.

surfered

(10,589 posts)
12. One of the first phrases we learn preparing for foreign travel.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:15 PM
Nov 23

It’s "Danke schön" In Germany.

In the UK I assume it’s “bugger off” based on their response when I offer them driving advice.

3catwoman3

(28,332 posts)
20. Domo arigato gozaimashita.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:01 PM
Nov 23

Japanese.

I lived there for 2 years while in the Air Force. Americans often shortened it to “Domo,” which may not have been proper.

debm55

(53,588 posts)
26. Domp arigato gozaimashita. 3catwoman3. One time I had a Shiba Inu. When she got her toy I would say arigato.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:12 PM
Nov 23

subterranean

(3,730 posts)
57. "Domo" is proper, but informal.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:12 PM
Nov 23

Japanese also often just say "domo" in casual conversation, but not in more formal situations. (I spent more than a decade living in Japan.)

Sailingdiver

(328 posts)
28. Khop Khun Krub (loose western translation)
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:15 PM
Nov 23

Universal thank you is Khop Khun, add Ka if you're female or Krub if you're male.

More casual vesrion is Khob jai

And, of course there is the non-verbal wai used to thank elders of those in positions of authority.

catbyte

(38,418 posts)
35. Miigwetch
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:29 PM
Nov 23

Thank you in my tribe's language, Ojibwe. The Odawa and Pottawatomie tribes also use this word. They are Michigan tribes and are known as People of the Three Fires or Anishinaabe ("The People." )

Dear_Prudence

(960 posts)
50. Dhanyavaad
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:38 PM
Nov 23

In Hindi, India. I don't think I pronounce it right because I have gotten a blank stare when I tried it out. But maybe the Indians spoke one of the other many many languages of India.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,521 posts)
52. Tapadh leat
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:48 PM
Nov 23

Scots Gaelic.

Of course, I chose to learn a language that appealed thanks to my heritage (GGF left the Orkneys for the US via Canada and doomed us all to get stuck here) that will probably never benefit me outside of a soul connection. I really should have trolled the interwebs for a braw Scotsman (or Canadian!) to take me away from all this when I was young enough to score one…

SWBTATTReg

(25,913 posts)
62. Thank you very much! Thousands of little versions of TYVM out there to chose!!
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 04:39 PM
Nov 23

Background
The Meaning of Life (1983) Musical 1.8s
Thank you very much, sir.

Background
A Clockwork Orange (1971) 1.7s
Thank you very much, sir.

Background
The Office (2005) - S05E06 Customer Survey 1.3s
Thank you very much, sir.

Background
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) - S06E01 Meet The Blacks 1.5s
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

ProfessorGAC

(75,476 posts)
64. Grazie
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 05:25 PM
Nov 23

In northern Italy it's almost a 3 syllable word. The "ay" sound at the end is swallowed a bit.
In our house, it was just a 2 syllable word. grahtz-ee
I also leaned spasibo in HS Russian class. One of about 20 words I remember.

fernlady

(36 posts)
90. Danke in Limburgish
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 08:40 PM
Nov 23

Danke in Limburgish, spoken in Wallonia.

Bonus points if you know where Wallonia is.

KitFox

(481 posts)
94. Irish Gaelic: Mile Buiochas or Go raibh maith agar
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:13 PM
Nov 23

My Irish grandma didn’t speak Gaelic but her way of saying thank you would always include saying “Bless you my dear”. So, Deb, “Thank you and bless you my dear” for all the wonderful posts!😊

kimbutgar

(26,557 posts)
106. Sometimes when I'm substitute teach I ask the kids to say please and thank in their language
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:51 PM
Nov 23

One class recently had children who spoke Thai, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Mexican and Ukrainian! They all said please and thank you for me! I always say those words are the most important ones to use!

debm55

(53,588 posts)
111. Excellent idea. kimbutgar. Yes, please and thank you are important. More and more people are forgetting to use them.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 09:16 AM
Nov 24

Thank you kimbutgar and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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