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"Thank You" in Different Languages. Photo: 123RF.com

Saying a simple thank you can mean a lot to the recipient, even more when the gratitude comes from a co-worker. Having a colleague or manager say a simple thank you can be a very motivating force.

So with this in mind, Knowinsider.com collated 50 different ways on how to say thank you – see how you go pronouncing these over the coming months.

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. Vietnam: cảm ơn (cam-on)

49. Welsh: diolch (DEE-ol’ch)

50. Yiddish: a dank

Make Your Life Better by Saying Thank You in These 7 Situations

1. Say “Thank You” when you're receiving a compliment.

2. Say “Thank You” when you’re running late.

3. Say “Thank You” when you're comforting someone.

4. Say “Thank You” when you're receiving helpful feedback.

5. Say “Thank You” when you're receiving unfair criticism.

6. Say “Thank You” when someone gives you unsolicited advice.

7. Say “Thank You” when you're not sure if you should thank someone.
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