Say 'Thank you'
Every country has its unique way of communication. Indians fold their palms together and say 'namaskar', the Japanese bow while some tribes rub their noses in greeting! Here are some different ways to say 'thank you'.
Language
Say ?Thank you?
Pronunciation
Afrikaans
dankie
dahn-kee
Australian English
ta (informal)
Chinese, Cantonese
do jeh
daw-dyeh
Chinese, Mandarin
xie xie
syeh-syeh
Czech
d?ji
deh-ku-yih
Danish
tak
tahg
Finnish
kiitos
kee-toas
French
merci
mare-see
German
danke
dahn-kah
Greek
efharisto
ef-har-rih-stowe
Hebrew
toda
toh-dah
Hindi, Hindustani
shukria
shoo-kree-a
Indonesian
termi 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
Polish
dziekuje
dsyen-koo-yeh
Portuguese
obrigado
oh-bree-gah-doh
Russian
spasibo
spah-see-boh
Spanish
gracias
gra-see-us
Sri Lanka (Sinhala)
istutiy
isst-too-tee
Swahili
asante
ah-sahn-teh
Swedish
tack
tahkk
Thai
kawp-kun krap/ka'
kowpkoom-krahp/khak
Turkish
tesekk? ederim
teh-sheh-kur=eh-deh-rim