Thank You Visit Again in French

Saying 'thank you' in French is easy: one discussion: "merci" (mair see). But information technology'due south non the just manner. What about saying "you're welcome?" or expressing your gratitude in French + audio recording.

So let'due south dig into the different ways of maxim Thank you in French!

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Note that when applicative, I used a mod spoken French pronunciation.

Give thanks You in French

The most common give-and-take to say 'thank you' or but 'thank you' in French is "merci".

It's pronounced like "mair encounter" (watch out, no "mur" sound!!). The "you" part is included, and then sentry out, nosotros don't say "merci tu" like I sometimes hear students say.

Nuancing "Merci"

You could nuance proverb thank you in French it this manner:

1. "Merci beaucoup"
   'Thank you very much': the "very" is included, you cannot say "merci très beaucoup".
2. "Mille mercis" or "merci mille fois"
   Kind of "cheers a million" simply it'south only a one thousand in French!
3. "Merci du fond du coeur"
   Thank you lot from the lesser of my heart
4. "Un grand merci"
   A big cheers
5. "Merci infiniment"
   Thanks a million

Watch out for "merci bien". Yous'll hear it in French republic, but information technology may be frown upon in upper social classes. So I suggest your stick with "merci beaucoup".

As with saying hullo in French, it'due south always more polite to follow your give thanks y'all with "Monsieur, Madame or Mademoiselle" or the name of the person.

1. Merci Madame,
2. Merci Mademoiselle,
3. Merci Monsieur,
4. Merci Pierre.

Madame or Mademoiselle ? If the difference is no longer used in authoritative forms and letters, they both still are very much used when speaking.

Thank You in French Slang

You may have heard of "verlan", this French slang which consist in inverting the syllables of a word.

Well, to say thank you in French slang, we say: "cimer". Verlan is not a new slang thing, but proverb "cimer" is kind of new. It's very used nowadays by the young generation just was not used when I was younger.

A discussion of circumspection about slang: if slang can sound natural, or hip and absurd in the mouth of a native French speaker, information technology oft sounds contrive or even weird in the mouth of a foreigner. Besides, it'southward very easy to brand a "fake pas" using slang in a state of affairs that wouldn't be appropriate.

For example, I'm 48 every bit I write this commodity. I can't imagine saying "cimer" – it would sound ridiculous coming from me!

Another mode to say thank yous in French slang is "merki". This is French pop culture: it comes from a French comedian, Elie Semoun, whose grapheme Micheline (Mikeline) pronounced the due south and ch like grand. "Merki" was the title of his 2009 live show.

This would only make sense if you used it with a younger crowd, only if a greenhorn was to drop a "merki" to the correct audience, they'd probably exist flabbergasted!

My Thanks To You in French

If you wanted to direct your thanks in French to a specific person or group, you lot'd follow your "merci" with the preposition "à"

1. "Merci à toi"
   Thanks to you – breezy
   Annotation the difference of intend: "merci" is just 'thank you', but "merci à toi" is an emphasise. You insist that yous are thanking this person.
   I would use it in a dialogue such as:
   – merci !
   Thanks
   – Non ! merci à toi !
   No, I'one thousand the 1 thanking you!
2. "Merci à vous"
   Cheers to you – formal or plural – tu versus vous is explained in my article.
3. "Merci à tous"
   Cheers all
4. "Merci à Pierre"
   Thank y'all Pierre

Thank you For Something

If yous wanted to thank someone for something in French, y'all'd use the preposition "cascade" – so it's the same construction as in English

Merci pour les chocolats !
Cheers for the chocolates!

Yet, if what follows thank you is a French verb, so information technology would be the preposition "de".

Merci de me répondre rapidement.
Thank you for answering me quickly.

The French Verb to Thank

Another way to say 'give thanks yous' is to use the verb "remercier".

Note that the verb "remercier" has a stem in "i", so the final audio will often be a vowel, just similar the verb "étudier".

It'due south usually followed by the preposition "cascade" – but similar to thank is followed by for in English.

1. Je vous remercie cascade ce délicieux repas.
   I give thanks you for this delicious repast.
2. Je voulais vous remercier pour votre patience
   I wanted to cheers for your patience.
3. Remerciez-le/la de ma part
   Give thanks him/her for me.

Using "remercier" is quite formal in French, much less common than using "merci".

Thanks in French

When talking about the thanks, the noun, you'd use the noun "le/les remerciement(s)", commonly used in the plural.

1. Vous avez les remerciements de Pierre
   Yous take Pierre's thank you.
2. Je voudrais lui adresser mes remerciements
   I would like to transport him/her my thanks.

Beingness Grateful in French

To say you are grateful in French, the common expression is "être reconnaissant(due east)"

The preposition used after it is a fleck tricky:
– "pour" / "de" + something
– "envers" + someone (sometimes "à" just I don't similar how it sounds!! Information technology may be outdated now)

1. Je suis reconnaissante cascade la vie que j'ai en France
   I'yard thankful for the life I have in France
2. Il est reconnaissant de cette belle opportunité
   He is thankful for this nice opportunity
3. Olivier et moi sommes reconnaissants envers tous les gens qui ont acheté nos livres audio : un k merci à tous !
   Olivier and I are thankful to all the people how bought our French audiobooks: a big thank-you to all!

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Other Means to Limited Your Gratitude in French

Here are other expressions to accost you thanks in French

1. Comme c'est gentil de votre office – how nice of y'all!
2. Ça me fait tellement plaisir – information technology makes me so happy
3. Je vous suis tellement reconnaissant(e) – I'm so grateful to you lot
4. Comment vous remercier ? – how could I thanks?
5. Je n'ai pas les mots pour vous dire merci – I don't accept the words to thank you
6. Comment vous montrer ma reconnaissance ? – I could I testify you how grateful I am?
7. (Je vous adresse) tous mes remerciements – with all my thank you : if yous write the offset part, it'southward very formal and a proficient way to end a formal alphabetic character in French

How To Say "You are Welcome" in French

To answer 'cheers' in French, we'd use:

1. Je t'en prie (pronounced 'shtan pree') if you are using "tu"
2. Je vous en prie (pronounced "shvoo zan pree") if you lot are using "vous"

Annotation that although very very common "de rien" (it's nothing) is not considered proper by some French people and will be frown upon in upper social classes.

You'll too hear "il n'y a pas de quoi". I would rather translate the intention into "don't mention it". You'd simply say this when you really mean it was nothing at all.

Watch out! "Bienvenu" means yous are welcome as in "welcome to my house" "bienvenu chez moi", or "je vous souhaite la bienvenue" – I wish you welcome… However it's never used as an answer to give thanks you in French republic.

Thank you Notes are non Common in French republic

It'due south not very common in France to write "une carte de remerciement". I mean, it's very polite, but it's not like in the United states of america or England where thank you cards are a huge market.

Feel free to ship out a thanks note – information technology's in no way a "faux pas", simply don't expect your French friends to reciprocate. Here is more almost writing letters in French.

No Thanks in French

If you say "merci" with a smile, it implies that you take whatever is being offered to you. If you wanted to reinforce that you accept, you could say: "oui. Merci."

However, you could say "not merci", and milk shake your head "no". Or even just say "merci" with a hand gesture, showing your palm to the person in front of you in a kind of end gesture: this would mean you lot refuse. Yous may like my article on how to take and decline in French politely.

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Source: https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-vocabulary/thank-you-french/

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