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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." )

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