Expressing gratitude is a universal gesture that transcends language barriers. Learning how to say “thank you” in different languages not only enriches our vocabulary but also fosters connections and appreciation across cultures. Here’s a compilation of how to express gratitude in 70 diverse languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Faleminderit | Pronunciation: Fah-leh-meen-deh-reet
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – شكرا (Shukran) | Pronunciation: Shook-rahn
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalutyun) | Pronunciation: Shnor-ha-kah-loo-tyoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Təşəkkür edirəm | Pronunciation: Tuh-sheh-kur eh-dee-rehm
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Eskerrik asko | Pronunciation: Es-ker-rik ah-sko
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Дзякуй (Dziakuj) | Pronunciation: Dzya-kooi
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ধন্যবাদ (Dhonnobad) | Pronunciation: Dhon-noh-baad
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Hvala | Pronunciation: Hvah-lah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Благодаря (Blagodarya) | Pronunciation: Blah-go-dah-rya
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Gràcies | Pronunciation: Grah-si-ehs
- Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 谢谢 (Xièxiè) | Pronunciation: Syeh-syeh
- Croatian (🇭🇷) – Hvala | Pronunciation: Hvah-lah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Děkuji | Pronunciation: Dye-ku-yi
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Tak | Pronunciation: Tahk
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Dank je wel | Pronunciation: Dahnk yeh vell
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Thank you | Pronunciation: Thank yoo
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Aitäh | Pronunciation: Eye-taah
- Filipino (🇵🇭) – Salamat | Pronunciation: Sah-lah-maht
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kiitos | Pronunciation: Kee-tohss
- French (🇫🇷) – Merci | Pronunciation: Mehr-see
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მადლობა (Madloba) | Pronunciation: Mad-lo-bah
- German (🇩🇪) – Danke | Pronunciation: Dahn-kuh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó) | Pronunciation: Ef-ha-ris-toh
- Gujarati (🇮🇳) – આભાર (Aabhar) | Pronunciation: Aah-bhahr
- Haitian Creole (🇭🇹) – Mèsi | Pronunciation: Meh-see
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – תודה (Toda) | Pronunciation: Toh-dah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – धन्यवाद (Dhanyavaad) | Pronunciation: Dhun-yuh-vaa-d
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Köszönöm | Pronunciation: Kers-er-nuhm
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Takk | Pronunciation: Tahk
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Terima kasih | Pronunciation: Teh-ree-mah Kah-see
- Irish (🇮🇪) – Go raibh maith agat | Pronunciation: Guh rev mah a-gut
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Grazie | Pronunciation: Graht-see-eh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ありがとう (Arigatou) | Pronunciation: Ah-ree-gah-toh
- Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಧನ್ಯವಾದ (Dhanyavaada) | Pronunciation: Dhun-yuh-vaa-dah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Рахмет (Rahmet) | Pronunciation: Rah-met
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 감사합니다 (Gamsahamnida) | Pronunciation: Gahm-sah-ham-nee-da
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Рахмат (Rahmat) | Pronunciation: Rah-mat
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Paldies | Pronunciation: Pahl-dyehs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Ačiū | Pronunciation: Ah-chyoo
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Благодарам (Blagodaram) | Pronunciation: Blah-go-dah-rahm
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Terima kasih | Pronunciation: Teh-ree-mah Kah-see
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Grazzi | Pronunciation: Grut-tsee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – धन्यवाद (Dhanyavaad) | Pronunciation: Dhun-yuh-vaa-d
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Баярлалаа (Bayarlalaa) | Pronunciation: Bye-er-la-la
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – धन्यवाद (Dhanyavaad) | Pronunciation: Dhun-yuh-vaa-d
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Takk | Pronunciation: Tahk
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – مننه (Manana) | Pronunciation: Ma-na-na
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – ممنون (Moteshakeram) | Pronunciation: Mo-te-sha-ker-am
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Dziękuję | Pronunciation: Jen-koo-yeu
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Obrigado (male) / Obrigada (female) | Pronunciation: Oh-bree-gah-doo / Oh-bree-gah-dah
- Punjabi (🇮🇳 / 🇵🇰) – ਧੰਨਵਾਦ (Dhannvaad) | Pronunciation: Dhun-nuh-vaad
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Mulțumesc | Pronunciation: Mool-tzoo-mesk
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Спасибо (Spasibo) | Pronunciation: Spuh-see-buh
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Хвала (Hvala) | Pronunciation: H-vah-lah
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ස්තුතියි (Sthuthiyi) | Pronunciation: Stu-thi-yi
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ďakujem | Pronunciation: Juh-koo-yem
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Hvala | Pronunciation: Hvah-lah
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Mahadsanid | Pronunciation: Ma-had-sa-need
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Gracias | Pronunciation: Grah-syas
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Asante | Pronunciation: Ah-san-teh
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Tack | Pronunciation: Tahck
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நன்றி (Nandri) | Pronunciation: Nun-dree
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ధన్యవాదము (Dhanyavādamu) | Pronunciation: Dhun-yuh-vaa-duh-mu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ขอบคุณ (Khop Khun) | Pronunciation: Kob-khun
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Teşekkür ederim | Pronunciation: Teh-shehk-koor eh-deh-reem
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Дякую (Dyakuyu) | Pronunciation: Dya-koo-yoo
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – شکریہ (Shukriya) | Pronunciation: Shuk-ree-yah
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Rahmat | Pronunciation: Rah-maht
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cảm ơn | Pronunciation: Kahm uhn
- Welsh (🏴) – Diolch | Pronunciation: Dee-ol-ch