Say Thank You
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
It's what your parents always remind you to say. Now you can dazzle your friends and relatives by saying it in 26 different languages.
| Language | Thank you | Pronunciation | Afrikaans | dankie | dahn-kee |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | shukran | shoe-krahn |
| Australian English | ta (informal) | |
| Chinese, Cantonese | do jeh | daw-dyeh |
| Chinese, Mandarin | xie xie | syeh-syeh |
| Czech | dêkuji | deh-ku-yih |
| Danish | tak | tahg |
| Finnish | kiitos | kee-toas |
| French | merci | mehr-see |
| German | danke | dahn-kah |
| Greek | efharisto | ef-har-rih-stowe |
| Hebrew | toda | toh-dah |
| Hindi, Hindustani | sukria | shoo-kree-a |
| Indonesian/Malayan | terima 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 |
| Philippines (Tagalog) | salamat po | sah-lah-maht poh |
| Polish | dziekuje | dsyen-koo-yeh |
| Portuguese | obrigado | oh-bree-gah-doh |
| Russian | spasibo | spah-see-boh |
| Spanish | gracias | gra-see-us |
| Sri Lanka (Sinhak) | istutiy | isst-too-tee |
| Swahili | asante | ah-sahn-teh |
| Swedish | tack | tahkk |
| Thai | kawp-kun krap/ka' | kowpkoom-krahp/khak |
| Turkish | tesekkür ederim | teh-sheh-kur=eh-deh-rim |
