Thank
You!
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Afrikaans (Africa) - Dankie
-
Arabic - Sukran
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Arabic - Shukran Gazillan (Thank you
very much)
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Armenian - shur-nur-ah-gah-lem
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Australian - Thoinks, Moite!
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Bengali - Dhannyabad
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Bulgarian - Blagodaria
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Bosnia - Hvala
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Cantonese - M'goy (sp? -- thank you
for the service)
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Cantonese - Do jey (sp? -- thank you
for the gift)
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Chinese (Mandarin) - Xie_Xie (shieh
shieh)
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Cook Islander - Kia Manuia
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Croatia - Hvala
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Czech - Djenkuie (deh'-ku-yih)
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Danish - tak (tahg)
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Dutch - dank (dahnk)
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Estonia - Aitåh
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Fijian - Vinaka
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Finnish - kiitos (kee'-toas)
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French - merci (mehr-see')
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French - Merci Madame - Thanks (to a
woman)
-
French - Merci Mademoiselle - Thanks
(to a young girl)
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French - Merci Monsieur - Thanks (to
a man)
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Gambia (Mandinka) - Abarka
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German - Danke (dahn'-kuh)
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German - Danke schoen (literally: nicely
thank you, outdated)
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German - Danke sehr (Thank you very
much)
-
German -Vielen Dank (Many Thanks)
-
Greek - Efharisto (ef-har-ris-tou')
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Greek - Efkaristo poly
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Guarani - Aguije (ah-we-JAY) native
indian language of Paraguay and Western Brazil
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Guinea (Mandinka) - Abarka
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Gujarathi (India) - Aabar
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Hawaiian - Mahalo
-
Hebrew - Toda (toh-dah')
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Hebrew - Toda raba (thank you very much)
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Hindi (India National Language) - Dhan-ya-vaad
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Hindi - Syukriya
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Hungarian - Köszönöm
(kuh'-suh-nuhm)
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Indonesian - Terima kasih (teh-ri-mah
kah-sih)
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Indonesian - Terima Kasih Banjak/Banyak
(Both pronounced bunyuk - Thank you very much)
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Italian - Grazie (grahts'-yeh)
-
Italian - Grazie tanto (many thanks
- cordial version)
-
Italian - Mille Grazie (a thousand thanks)
-
Japanese - Arigato (ah-ree-gah'-toh)
or A_Lea_Ga_Tou_Go_Zai_Ma_Su
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Japanese - Domo arrigato
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Javanese - Matur nuwun
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Jive - Thanks mon - Appropriate only
if directed to a male
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Kannada (India) - Dhan-ya-vaadaa (spoken
in S India, in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India.)
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Korean - Kamsa hamaida (kam'-sah hum-nee-dah'
)
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Latvian - Paldis
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Lithuanian - Achu
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Luganda (Uganda) - Waybale (Thank you)
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Luganda (Uganda) - Waybale Nyo (Thank
you very much)
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Macedonia - Hvala
-
Malayalam (South Indian Language) -
Nandi
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Malayalam (India) - Nani
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Malaysian - Terima Kasih ("Tay ree ma
Kaa seh")
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Mali (Mandinka) - Abarka
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Mandinka - Abarka (language of West
Africa; The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea and Mali)
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Maori - Kia Manuia
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New Zealand - Cheers - LOL
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New Zealand - Kiaora Koe
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New Zealand - Kiaora Korua
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New Zealand - Kiaora Koto
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New Zealand - Kiaora Tatou
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New Zealand - Maori
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Norwegian - Takk (tahkk)
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Oman - Shakkran
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Palauan - soolong (Republic of Palau)
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Paraguay (Guarani) - Aguije (ah-we-JAY)
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Persian/Farsi - Mam'noon or Mo'teshake'ram
(Spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries)
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Philippines Tagalog - Salamat
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Philippines - Maraming Salamat (thank
you very much)
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Polish - Dziekuje (dsyehn-koo-yeh)
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Portuguese - Obrigada (Female)
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Portuguese - Obrigado (Male) (oh-bree-gah'-doh)
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Portuguese - Muito Obrigado (Thank you
very much)
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Portuguese - Muito Obrigado com Voce
(have my personal thanks)
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Punjabi [ Pakistan and India] - Bhala
Hove
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Qatar - Shakkran
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Romanian - Multumesc (phonetic: mooltzoomeask)
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Romanian - Va multumim frumos (great
thanks)
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Russian - Spasiba (spah-see'-boh)
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Russian - Blagodaryu (a little official)
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Russian - Premnogo blagodaren (my greater
thanks - words said to bosses by workers)
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Russian - Spasibo balshoye (big thanks)
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Samoan - Fa'afetai (fah-ah-feh-ta-e
- thank you)
-
Samoan - Fa'afetai tele lava (Thank
you very much)
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Samoan - Talofa
-
Saulteaux Indians (Manitoba, Canada)
- Miigwech (meegweech) -- there are similar spellings in other native languages
such as Cree, etc.
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Senegal (Mandinka) - Abarka
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Serbo - Croat -Hvala
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South Africa - Dankie
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South Africa - Baie Dankie (thanks very
much)
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Spanish - Gracias (grah'-syas)
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Spanish - Gracias a todos (Thank you
all)
-
Sundanese - Nuhun
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Sunda - Hatur Nuhun
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Swahili - Ahsante (ah-sahn'-teh)
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Swahili - Ahsante Sana (Thank you very
much)
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Swedish - Tack (tahkk)
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Swedish - Tack så mycket
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Tahitian - Maururu
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Tamil (India) - Nandri ("Nun-dry" spoken
in South India, Singapore, Malaysia)
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Teenager -
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Telungu (South Indian Language)- Manjuthe
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Thai - Kah khun (women)
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Thai - Kap khun (men)
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Thai - Kap Khun Krap (thank you very
much)
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Thai - Khap kun kop (more formal and
polite)
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Tibetan - Thuk Ji Chhe
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Turkish - Tesekkurler ( teh-sheh-keur
eh-deh-rim)
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Turkish - Çok tesekkur ederim
(big thanks)
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Turkish - Sa&Mac221;ol (thank you)
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Turkish - Sa&Mac221;olun (thank
you - "saol")
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Turkish - Tesekkurler (thanks - "teshekkyurler")
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U.S. & Canada - Thank You
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United States (South) - Thanks y'all
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Ukranian - Dyakuyu
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Urudu (India) - Shukria
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Urdu (Pakistan) - Shukria
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Urdu [Pakistan, India and Bangla Desh]
- Maherbani
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Vietnamese - Kam ouen
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Xhosa (Africa) - Nkosi
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Yemen - Shakkran
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Yoruba - Modupe
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Yugoslavia - Hvala
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Zulu - Ngiyabonga
If your country is not included, please
drop me a line!
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