Thank You

I realized today that as a result of my travels and exposure to international culture, I know how to say “Thank you” in a number of different languages and dialects. I have forgotten a few of them (Denmark, Croatia, Montenegro), but here are the ones that I can recall without reference.

English: Thank you very much!  

French: Merci beaucoup!  

Spanish: ¡Muchas gracias!  

Italian: Grazie mille!  

Portuguese: Muito obrigado!  

German: Danke schön!  

Dutch: Dank je!  

Flemish (in parts of Belgium that don’t speak French): Dank u wel!  

Swedish: Tack!  

Romanian: Multsumesc!  

Hungarian: Köszönöm!  

Slovakian: Dakujem!  

I’ll write the next group phonetically.

Russian: Spasiba  

Greek: Efcaristó  

Arabic: Shookrahn  

Urdu: Shookria  

Hindi: Dhanyavad  

Mandarin Chinese: SHIE-shie  

Japanese: Arrigato gozaimasu  

Korean: Hahm Sahmnidah 

Finally, two more from regions of the USA:

Hawaiian: Mahalo  

Western Pennsylvania: Thank yuh/Thank yins! (plural)  

Remember that it costs nothing to be respectful and polite. Everyone appreciates hearing “please” and “thank you” in their own language. Happy traveling!