how to say please in many languages

English

Thank you, Thank you very much, Thanks a lot (inf), Thanks (inf), Ta (inf), Cheers (inf)

Response: You’re welcome, You’re very welcome, Don’t mention it, No problem, No worries

Afrikaans

Dankie, Baie dankie

Response: Dis ‘n plesier

Albanian

Falemenderit, Shumë falemenderit

Response: S’ka përse

Arabic (Egyptian)

                                                                                                                                                            (shukrān) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ
(mut shakkrān) متشكّرين
(shukrān gazēlan) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ جزيلاً

Response: (‘afwan) عفواً

Arabic (Modern Standard)

                                                                                                                                                          (shukran) شكرا
(shukran jazīlan) شكرا جزيل

Response: (al’afw) ألعفو

Belarusian

Дзякуй (Dziakuy), Дзякую вам (Dziakuyu vam), Шчыры дзякуй (Ščyry dzjakuj)

Response: Няма за што (Nyama za shto)

Bosnian

Hvala

Bulgarian

благодаря (blagodarya), Мерси (Mersi) inf, Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti) – sg/inf, благодаря ви (blagodarya vi) – pl/frm, благодаря ви много (blagodarya vi mnogo), Много благодаря (mnogo blagodarya), Много Ви благодаря (mnogo vi blagodarya)

Response: добре дошъл (dobre došãl), Няма защо (Njama zašto), Моля (Molja)

Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)

多謝 (dòjeh) – for a gift, 唔該 (m̀hgòi) – for a service

Response: 唔駛 (m̀hsái), 唔駛客氣 (m̀hsái haakhei), 冇問題 (móuh mahntàih)

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謝謝 [谢谢] (xièxie), 感謝你 [感谢你] (gǎnxiè nǐ), 非常感謝你 (fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ)

Response: 不客氣 [不客气] (bú kèqi), 不用謝 [不用谢] (bú yòng xiè), 沒關係 [没关系] (méi guānxi), 沒問題 [没问题] (méi wèntí)

Czech

Dík (inf), Díky (inf), Dĕkuju (inf), Dĕkuju pĕknĕ (inf), Dĕkuji (frm), Dĕkuji vám (frm), Dĕkuji pĕknĕ (frm), Dĕkuji vám mnohokrát, Mockrát dĕkuji (frm), Děkuji nastotisíckrát (frm)

Response: Prosím, nemáte zač, Není zač, Rádo se stalo

Danish

Tak, Mange tak, Tusind tak (thousand thanks), Tak for … (thanks for …)

Response: Det var så lidt, Ingen årsag

Dutch

Dank u / Dank u wel (frm), Bedankt, Dank je wel (inf), Dank u zeer (thank you very much), Duizendmaal dank (thousand times thanks)

Response: Graag gedaan, Geen dank, Alstublieft, Alsjeblieft

Finnish

Kiitos, Kiitoksia oikein paljon

Response: Eipä kestä, Eipä kestä kiittää

French

Merci, Merci beaucoup

Response: De rien, Il n’y a pas de quoi, Je vous en prie , Avec plaisir, À votre service

German

Danke, Danke schön, Vielen Dank, Tausend Dank, Danke vielmals, Recht schönen Dank, Ich danke dir, Ich danke Ihnen
Ich bin sehr dankbar für…, Ich bin dir sehr dankbar für…, Ich bin Ihnen sehr dankbar für…, Mit tiefer Dankbarkeit

Response: Bitte, Bitte schön, Bitte sehr, Nichts zu danken

Greek (Modern)

Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó ), Ευχαριστώ πολύ (Efharistó polí)

Response: Παρακαλώ (Parakaló)

Greenlandic

Qujanaq, Qujanarsuaq

Response: Illillu (sg), Ilisillu (pl)

Hebrew

(rav todot) רב תודות (toda) תודה
(toda rabah) תודה רבה Response: (bevakasha) בבקשה

Hungarian

Köszi, Köszönöm, Köszönöm szépen

Response: Szívesen, Nincs mit

Irish

Go raibh maith agat (sg), Go raibh maith agaibh (pl), Go raibh míle maith agat (sg), Go raibh míle maith agaibh (pl), Gura míle (inf)

Response: Sé do bheatha, Ná habair é, Tá fáilte romhat

Italian

Grazie, Molte grazie, Grazie mille

Response: Prego

Japanese

どうも (dōmo), ありがとう (arigatō), ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu), どうもありがとう (dōmo arigatō), どうもありがとうございます (dōmo arigatō gozaimasu)

Response: どう致しまして / どういたしまして (dō itashimashite)

Lithuanian

Ačiū, Dėkoju, Labai ačiū

Response: Prašom

Norwegian

Takk (thanks), Tusen Takk (a thousand thanks), Mange Takk (many thanks), Takk skal du ha

Response: Ingen årsak, Vær så god

Polish

Dzięki, Dziękuję, Serdecznie dziękuję, Dziękuję bardzo, Dziękuję pięknie

Response: Proszę bardzo, Nie ma za co (inf)

Portuguese (European)

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Portuguese (Brazilian)

Obrigado (m), Obrigada (f), Muito obrigado (m), Muito obrigada (f), Obrigadinho (m), Obrigadinha (f), Muito agradecido (m), Muito agradecida (f), Muito agradecidos (pl)

Response: Você é bem-vindo

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Obrigado (m), Obrigada (f), Muito obrigado/a, Muito agradecido/a

Response: De nada (inf), Não há de quê (frm)

Romanian

Mersi / Mulţumesc, Mulţumesc foarte mulţ

Response: Cu plăcere

Russian

Спасибо! (Spasibo!), Огpомное спасибо! (Ogromnoe spasibo!), Большое спасибо! (Bol’šoe spasibo!), Благодарю вас! (Blagodarju vas!) – frm

Response: Не за что! (Ne za čto!), Пожалуйста! (Požalujsta!)

Slovak

Ďakujem, Ďakujem vám, Ďakujem pekne, Ďakujem velʼmi pekne

Response: Prosím, Niet za čo

Slovenian

Hvala, Hvala lepa, Najlepša hvala

Response: Prosim, Ni za kaj

Spanish

Gracias, Muchas gracias

Response: De nada, No hay de qué

Swahili

Asante, Asante sana (sg), Asanteni (pl)

Response: Asante kushukuru

Swedish

Tack (thanks), Tack så mycket (thanks very much), Tusen tack (a thousand thanks)

Response: Inget att tacka för, Var så god, Ingen orsak, Det var så lite

Turkish

Teşekkürler, sağol, sağolun, Teşekkür ederim, Çok teşekkür ederim

Response: Bir şey değil, Rica ederim

Ukrainian

Дякую (Diakuju), Дуже дякую (Duže diakuju)

Response: Прошу будь ласка (Prošu, buď laska)

Welsh

Diolch, Diolch yn fawr, Diolch yn fawr iawn, Diolch o galon

Response: Croeso, Iawn