you're welcome

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you're welcome

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From 1907 (as reply to thank you).

phrase you're welcome ! · you are welcome · yw

Used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to “thank you”.
Similar: de nada
Used (often preemptively) to imply that the speaker ought to be thanked.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you're, welcome. No, I didn’t cook, but you’re welcome to try out the new kitchen.
Similar: don’t mention it, my pleasure, no problem, not at all, no worries, think nothing of it, you bet, always, anytime, don't mention it, forget it, it's a pleasure

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phrase reply to thanks

Español	de nada, con mucho gusto, no hay de qué, no hay por qué, con gusto
한국어	천만에요 cheonman-eyo, 아니에요 anieyo, 별말씀을요 byeolmalsseum-eur-yo, 천만의 말씀입니다 cheonman-ui malsseum-imnida, 별것 아니었습니다 byeolgeot anieotseumnida, 별거 아니에요 byeolgeo anieyo
日本語	どういたしまして dō itashimashite, いいえ īe
中文	不客氣 /不客气 bù kèqi, 不用謝 /不用谢 bùyòngxiè, 不謝 /不谢 bùxiè, 沒事 /没事 méishì, 應該的 /应该的 yīnggāi de, 沒事兒 /没事儿 méishìr
हिन्दी	कुछ नहीं kuch nahī̃, कोई बात नहीं koī bāt nahī̃, आपका स्वागत है āpkā svāgat hai
Kiswahili	karibu
Português	de nada, não há de quê, disponha, por nada
Français	de rien, il n'y a pas de quoi, pas de quoi, je vous en prie, je t'en prie, avec plaisir
Deutsch	bitte, gern geschehen, keine Ursache, nichts zu danken
Italiano	prego, di niente, non c'è di che, di nulla, è un piacere
Ελληνικά	τίποτα típota, δεν κάνει τίποτα den kánei típota, ευχαρίστησή μου efcharístisí mou
Română	cu plăcere, pentru nimic, nu ai pentru ce, nu aveți pentru ce, cu drag
Русский	не́ за что né za što, пожа́луйста požálujsta, не сто́ит благода́рности ne stóit blagodárnosti, на здоро́вье na zdoróvʹje
Tiếng Việt	không có gì, không có chi, đừng ngại, không sao đâu, không dám
العربية	عَفْوًا ʕafwan, الْعَفْو al-ʕafw, لَا شُكْرَ عَلَى وَظِيفَةٍ lā šukra ʕalā waẓīfatin, عَلَى الرُّحْبِ وَٱلسَّعَة ʕalā r-ruḥbi wa-s-saʕa
עברית	אֵין בְּעַד מה

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@misc{you_re_welcome_2026,
  title = {you're welcome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/you're%20welcome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}