How Do You Say Thank You From Around The World

Here are a few ways to say "Thank You" from around the world. The link at the bottom of the page has more than 400.

Afrikaans (Southern Africa) [very much]    Baie dankie

Ainu [Saru dialect] (Japan) [formal]       Iyayraykere

Akha (China, Southeast Asia)               Gui lah hui dui dui ma

Akha (Thailand)                            Ghu long khu me-ah

Altai (Russia)                             Bïyan bolzïn

Amharic (Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt)          Amesegënallô

Arabic (Middle East, North Africa)         Shukran

French (France, Belgium, Africa, Canada)   Merci

German (Switzerland) [in spoken language]  Dank schön

German (Zurich Switzerland) [very much]    Merci villmahl

Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [very much]         Efharisto poli

Punjabi (India)                            Dannaba

Russian (Russia)                           Spasibo

Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia)               Hvala

Spanish (Spain, America) [very much]       Muchas gracias

Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very much]      Tack så mycket

Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho) [very much]   Ngiyabonga ka khuluHebrew

(Israel) [very much]                Toda raba

Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Danyavad

Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) [to one]   Go raibh maith agat

Italian (Central Europe, E Africa)         Grazie

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