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thank you

/ˈθæŋk ˌju/
[ˈθæŋk ˌjʊu̯]
/ˈfæŋk ˌju/ UK
[ˈfæŋk ˌjʊu̯] UK
/ˈðæŋk ˌju/
[ˈðæŋk ˌjʊu̯]
/ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌju/ Canada, US
[ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌjʊu̯] Canada, US
/ˈðeɪ̯ŋk ˌju/ Canada, US
[ˈðeɪ̯ŋk ˌjʊu̯] Canada, US

Where it comes from

From Middle English thanke yow; as with thank God, praise be to God, and praise the Lord, it was originally a present subjunctive form but is usually not parsed that way in current usage. It has also sometimes been parsed as a prodrop form of (present indicative) I thank you, a mechanism that may plausibly coexist with the other one (instances being variable).

interjection thank u · thank ya · thank ye · sank you

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.
Similar: cheers, much appreciated, gracias, gramercy, much obliged, ta, thank you very much, thanks, thanks a bunch, thanks a lot, thanks a million, thanks very much
often, with yes Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer. Near-synonym: please
Similar: please
A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts. ‘No, come in,’ he said. ‘Martin, right? Have a seat.’ […] ‘Thank you, no, I won’t.’ He moved inside a little more.

noun thank yous

alternative Alternative spelling of thank-you

Translations

Every language

intj an expression of gratitude

Español	gracias, muchas gracias
한국어	고맙습니다 gomapseumnida, 감사합니다 gamsahamnida, 고마워 gomawo
日本語	ありがとうございます arigatō gozaimasu, ありがとう arigatō, どうもありがとう dōmo arigatō, どうも dōmo, サンキュー sankyū, 大きに ōkini
中文	謝謝 /谢谢 xièxie, 多謝 /多谢 duōxiè, 三Q sān-Q, 感謝您 /感谢您, 感谢您 gǎnxiè nín
हिन्दी	धन्यवाद dhanyavād, शुक्रिया śukriyā, थैंक्यू tha͠ikyū, थैंक्स tha͠iks
Kiswahili	asante, shukrani
Português	obrigado, obrigada, valeu
Français	merci, je vous remercie, merci bien
Deutsch	danke, habe vielen Dank, haben Sie vielen Dank, ich danke schön, ich danke sehr, ich sage Dank
Italiano	grazie
Ελληνικά	ευχαριστώ efcharistó, να ’σαι καλά na ’sai kalá, φχαριστώ fcharistó
Română	mulțumesc, mersi
Русский	спаси́бо spasíbo, благодарю́ blagodarjú, мерси́ mersí
Tiếng Việt	cám ơn, cảm ơn
العربية	شُكْرًا šukran

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@misc{thank_you_2026,
  title = {thank you},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thank%20you},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}