Thank you is to me the most beautiful word - and the most useful
word to know when you travel around. It really is "the magic word".
Also, knowing the translation of Good morning or Hello really helps getting around. Here is how to translate Thank you (and Good morning or Hello) in
several
languages, spelled as it sounds to me (a circumflex accent means the vowel is long, and an accent to the right "`" may mean that the syllable is emphasized):
| Albanian |
Falémindéérit |
Mirdita (good day) |
| Arab |
Choukran (jazilan) |
Salam |
| Bulgarian |
Blagodarya
(mnogo) |
Zdraveï
Dober den (day)
Dober vétcher (eve) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
Dotchié |
|
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Schié schié |
Nî hàw |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
Dotcháye |
|
| Croatian |
H'r(v)ouala |
Bok
Dobar dan (day)
Dobro youtro (am)
Dodra vètcher (pm) |
| Czech |
Dékouye
Dékuj'me vám |
Dobri den |
| Danish |
(Mange) Tak |
|
| Dutch |
Dank u (wel) |
Dag |
| English |
Thank you
(very much) |
Hello, Hi
Good day (day)
Good morning (am)
Good afternoon (pm)
Good evening (eve)
Good night (nite) |
| Estonian |
Aitäh |
Tèrè |
| Finnish (Suomi) |
Kiitos |
Païvaa |
| French |
Merci
(beaucoup) |
Salut
Bonjour (day)
Bon après-midi (pm)
Bonsoir (eve)
Bonne nuit (nite) |
| German |
Danke
(Vielen Dank) |
Gutten Dag (day) |
| Greek |
Efkaristo (poli) |
Kaliméra (day)
Kalispéra (nite) |
| Hindi |
Dhanyavaad |
Namaste |
| Indonesian (Sulawezi) |
Terima kasi |
Salamat pagi (am)
" " siang (pm)
" " soré (eve)
" " malam (nite) |
| Italian |
Grazie (mille) |
Ciao |
| Japanese |
Arigatō gozaïmash(i)ta |
|
| Korean |
Gamsâ hamnidâ |
Annyong hasèyô |
| Lithuanian |
Aatsjôe |
|
| Norwegian |
Tag |
|
| Philippino |
Salamat |
Magana oumaga |
| Polish |
Dziękuję (bardzo) |
Dzień dôbre (day)
Dobranots (nite) |
| Portuguese |
(Muito) obrigado |
Bom Dia |
| Romanian |
Moultchemèsk
[mulţumesc] |
Alo
Buna zioua
[Bună ziua] (day) |
| Russian |
(Bol'shoye) Spasíba |
Zdravstvuyté, Privièt
Dôbré dien (day) |
| Slovak |
Djà-kouyem |
Dobré dyem (day) |
| Slovenian |
Hvala |
Zdravo
Dober dan (day) |
| Spanish |
Gracias |
Hola
Buenos dias (day)
Buenas tardes (eve)
Buenas notches (nite) |
| Thai |
Kop kun k'ap (m)
Kop kun k'ââ (f) |
Sawadi k'ap (m)
Sawadi k'ââ (f) |
| Tibetan |
Toùditché
[Italian "tu dice"] |
|
| Turkish |
Techékur édérim |
Merhaba |
| Ukrainian |
Djakouyou tobi
[Dyakuyu tobi] |
Pryvit
Dobroho rankou (day)
Dobroho dnya (pm)
Dobroho vêtchora (eve) |
| Vietnamese |
Kam euhn |
Tchao |
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