One of my favorite parts of traveling abroad is the opportunity bits and pieces of a foreign language. Learning to say ‘thank you’ in 50 languages is certainly no easy task, but there are a few you can pick up for your next trip abroad.
When Travis and I travel, we try to pick up a few words for the country we’re in. I know it always goes a long way.
So, with the month of November here, the month of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a fun post. Take a peek and learn to say ‘thank you’ in 50 languages!
For more foreign word inspiration, see all of my language posts here!
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Learn to Say ‘Thank You’ in 50 Languages
1. Afrikaans: dankie
2. Albanian: faleminderit
3. Arabic: shukran (shoe-kran)
4. Armenian: Շնորհակալություն / chnorakaloutioun
5. Bosnian: hvala (HVAH-lah)
6. Bulgarian: благодаря / blagodaria
7. Catalan: gràcies (GRAH-syuhs)
8. Cantonese: M̀h’gōi
9. Czech: děkuji (Dyekooyih)
10. Chinese: xiexie (shye-shye)
11. Croatian: hvala (HVAH-lah)
12. Danish: tak (tahg)
13. Dutch: dank u (dahnk u)
14. Estonian: tänan (TA-nahn)
15. Finnish: kiitos (key-toss)
16. French: merci (MEHR-see)
17. German: danke (dahn-kah)
18. Greek: efharisto (ef-hah-rees-TOH)
19. Hawaiian: mahalo (ma-HA-lo)
20. Hebrew: .תודה / todah (toh-DAH)
21. Hindi: dhanyavād / shukriya
22. Hungarian: köszönöm (KØ-sø-nøm)
23. Icelandic: takk (tahk)
24. Indonesian: terima kasih (Tur-EE-mah KAH-see)
25. Italian: grazie (GRAHTS-yeh)
26. Japanese: arigato (ah-ree-GAH-toh)
27. Korean: kamsahamnida (KAM-sah-ham-NEE-da)
28. Latvian: paldies (PUHL-dyehs)
29. Lebanese: choukrane
30. Lithuanian: ačiū (AH-choo)
31. Malay: terima kasih (TREE-muh KAH-seh)
32. Maltese: grazzi (GRUTS-ee)
33. Mongolian: Баярлалаа (bayarlalaa)
34. Norwegian: takk (tahk)
35. Polish: dziękuję (Jenkoo-yen)
36. Portugese: obrigado (oh-bree-GAH-dooh)
37. Romanian: mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-MESK)
38. Russian: spasiba (spuh-SEE-buh)
39. Serbian: xвала / hvala (HVAH-lah)
40. Slovak: Ďakujem (JAH-koo-yehm)
41. Slovenian: hvala (HVAA-lah)
42. Spanish: gracias (GRAH-syahs)
43. Swedish: tack
44. Tagalog: salamat (sa-LAH-mat)
45. Thai: kop khun (cap-coohn)
46. Turkish: teşekkür ederim (teh shek uer eh der eem)
47. Ukrainian: Дякую (DYAH-koo-yoo)
48. Welsh: diolch (DEE-ol’ch)
49. Yiddish: a dank
50. Zulu: ngiyabonga
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