Say 'Thank you'

Every country has its unique way of communication. Indians fold their palms together and say 'namaskar', the Japanese bow while some tribes rub their noses in greeting! Here are some different ways to say 'thank you'.

 
Language

Say ?Thank you?

Pronunciation

Afrikaans

dankie

dahn-kee

Australian English

ta (informal)

 

Chinese, Cantonese

do jeh

daw-dyeh

Chinese, Mandarin

xie xie

syeh-syeh

Czech

d?ji

deh-ku-yih

Danish

tak

tahg

Finnish

kiitos

kee-toas

French

merci

mare-see

 
German

 
danke

 
dahn-kah

Greek

efharisto

ef-har-rih-stowe

Hebrew

toda

toh-dah

Hindi, Hindustani

shukria

shoo-kree-a

Indonesian

termi kasih

t'ree-ma kas-seh

Italian

grazie

gra-see

Japanese

arigato

ahree-gah-tow

Korean

kamsa hamnida

kahm-sah=ham-nee-da

Norwegian

takk

tahk

Polish

dziekuje

dsyen-koo-yeh

 
Portuguese

 
obrigado

 
oh-bree-gah-doh

Russian

spasibo

spah-see-boh

Spanish

gracias

gra-see-us

Sri Lanka (Sinhala)

istutiy

isst-too-tee

Swahili

asante

ah-sahn-teh

Swedish

tack

tahkk

Thai

kawp-kun krap/ka'

kowpkoom-krahp/khak

Turkish

tesekk? ederim

teh-sheh-kur=eh-deh-rim