thank you
exclamation
uk/ˈθæŋk ˌjuː/us/ˈθæŋk ˌjuː/(informalthanks)A1
used totellsomeone that you aregratefulbecause they have given you something or done something for you:
谢谢你That was adeliciouslunch, thank you.午餐很好吃，谢谢你。
"Here'syourcoffee." "Thank youvery much (indeed)."“这是你的咖啡。”“非常感谢。”
Thank youformybirthdaypresent.谢谢你送给我生日礼物。
said when you areansweringapolitequestionorremark:
谢谢，多谢（对礼节性问题或评语的答复）"How are you?" "I'mfine, thank you."“你好吗？”“我很好，谢谢。”
"Youlookverynicein thatdress." "Thank youvery much."“你穿那条裙子很漂亮。”“多谢夸奖。”
A2
said topolitelyacceptorrefusesomething that has beenofferedto you:
谢谢（礼貌地表示接受或拒绝）"Would you like some morecake?" "Yes, I will have asmallpiece, thank you."“你还要点蛋糕吗？”“嗯，我再要一小块，谢谢。”
"Do you need anyhelp?" "No, thank you."“你需要帮忙吗？”“不用，谢谢。”
said to showyourdisapprovalof something:
（表示不赞成）I don'twanttohearthatkindoflanguage, thank you(very much).我不想再听到那种话，谢谢。
- It's been awonderfulday- thank you.
- "Would you like any morecake?" "No thank you."
- Isleptverysoundly, thank you - thebedwas reallycomfortable.
- "Have you had enough toeat?" "Yes, thank you."
- "Oh, and thank you for allyourhelp!" headdedas he wasleaving.
Polite expressions
- actually
- allow
- be so good as tophrase
- by all meansidiom
- chance
- cordially
- could
- magic word
- may I askidiom
- might
- might I ask/inquire/knowidiom
- no problemidiom
- obliged
- pardon (me)idiom
- problem
- say
- welcome
- wonder
- would
- you're welcomeidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Relieved and thankful
Answering & responding
Disapproving & criticizing
Grammar
Pleaseandthank you
Please and thank you are usually associated with politeness. We use them a lot in English.…Please
We use please to make a request more polite:…Thank youandthanks
We use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond to something politely and to show we are grateful for something. Thanks is more informal than thank you. We often add other words to make the response stronger:…thank you
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈθæŋk ˌjuː/us/ˈθæŋk ˌjuː/B1
something that you say or do inorderto show that you aregratefulfor something:
感谢，感谢的话I'd like to say abigthank youtoeveryone for alltheirhelp.我要向所有帮助过我的人表示衷心的谢意。
[before noun]Hewrotea thank-younote/letterto hisauntto thank her for thebirthdaypresentshesenthim.他给姨妈写了封致谢信，感谢她送的生日礼物。
- It's been awonderfulday- thank you.
- Say "thank you" to thelady,children.
- Iboughther someflowersto say thank you.
- "Oh, and thank you for allyourhelp!" headdedas he wasleaving.
- It wasdrilledinto us at an earlyagethat we should always say 'please' and 'thank you'.
Relieved and thankful
- a load/weight offyourmindidiom
- appreciate
- appreciative
- appreciatively
- beholden
- bless
- bless you!idiom
- cheers
- count
- I oweyou(one)idiom
- indebtedness
- mind
- obliged
- owe a debt of gratitude/thanksidiom
- release
- thankful
- thankfully
- thankfulness
- thanks
- thanks a millionidiom
Grammar
Pleaseandthank you
Please and thank you are usually associated with politeness. We use them a lot in English.…Please
We use please to make a request more polite:…Thank youandthanks
We use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond to something politely and to show we are grateful for something. Thanks is more informal than thank you. We often add other words to make the response stronger:…