Thank You

Definition: Thank You

Thank You

Noun

1. A conversational expression of gratitude.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Gratitude

Interjection: thanks! many thanks! gramercy! much obliged! thank you! thank you very much! thanks a lot! thanks a heap, thanks loads; thank Heaven! Heaven be praised! Gott sei Dank!.

Ingratitude

Interjection: thank you for nothing! thanks for nothing! " et tu Brute! ".

Refusal

Adverb: no; on no account, not for the world; no thank you, thanks but no thanks.

Crosswords: Thank You

Exactly, thank you. Just so you remember that's a political distinction that comes with the office (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

Thank you. (The Spy Who Loved Me; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

Thank you for letting me trespass (An Affair To Remember; writing credit: Delmer Daves, Leo McCarey)

I already got a stiff on my hands, thank you. (Who Framed Roger Rabbit; writing credit: Gary K. Wolf; Jeffrey Price)

We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas)

Oh, I just wanted to tell Trace thank you (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez)

Wishin' I could thank you in a different way, c'mon (Larger Than Life; performing artist: Backstreet Boys)

But I thank you in advance (Thank U In Advance; performing artist: Boyz II Men)

But in the end I wanna thank you (Fighter; performing artist: CHRISTINA AGUILERA)

Kiss and a thank you miss (Butterfly; performing artist: Crazy Town)

Thank You Mask Man (1968)

I Thank You (1941)

Mr. Moto Thank You (1937)

Jeeves! Thank You (1936)

Thank You (1925)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Thank You Book for Kids:Hundreds of Creative, Cool, and Clever Ways to Say Thank You! (reference)

• Easy Etiquette Sample Thank You Notes and Sympathy Cards (reference)

• Just looking, thank you : an amused observer's view of Canadian lifestyles (reference)

• Thank You, Santa: Written by Margaret Wild ; Illustrated by Kerry Argent (reference)

• Thank You, Tony Robbins: How Tony's Success Programs Helped Me Design My Life So I Can Do What I Want When I Want (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• ABBA - Thank You (reference)

• Thank You and Good Night (reference)

• Thank You Mr. President (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Fine Thank You Very Much (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Carter's Thank You Notes and Birth Announcements with Pen Set - John Lennon Collection (reference)

• Winnie The Pooh Thank You Notes and Birth Announcements with Pen Set (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

We all share the same air. : Thank you for not smoking. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Ye conference. "Not any we thank you Mr. Davis". Credit: Library of Congress.

I'm quite all right now, thank you. Credit: Library of Congress.

Thank you, the woman whispered, adding with a blind person's intuition: it is the big sailor who doesn't speak, isn't it. Credit: Library of Congress.

Colonel, Cliff says ten thousand thanks and some more thanks which won't be enough to thank you!!!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Charlie Hughes: no more pie, thank you, but if you could help me to a little of the cake, I should like it. Credit: Library of Congress.

The girl: Thank you doctor, thank you a thousand times : The doctor: Don't mention it, you happen to be blessed with a good constitution. Credit: Library of Congress.

I'd be happy to give you a lift Ma'am -- if you're going my way : Oh! thank you ... Credit: Library of Congress.

People tell us the only sensible voices in Parliament belong to the NDP : thank you : NDP, the planning party. Credit: Library of Congress.

New York, you've really done it! ... 3 million Soviet Jews thank you. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Thank you, we do indeed

Thank you very much for your kind attention

I thank you fifty times

I thank you, good my lord, and thank you all.

We thank you.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

While Koreans will not expect foreigners to be experts in the nuances of their culture, they will appreciate a show of interest in matters that are important to them. Koreans generally appreciate a foreigner’s effort in expressing a thank you (gam-sa-ham-ni-da) or a hello (an-yang-ha-say-yo) in the Korean language. (references)

Travel

Bahamas

A small gift for the hostess, such as flowers, and a follow-up thank you note are appropriate acknowledgments. (references)

Korea

Koreans generally appreciate a foreigner's effort in expressing a thank you (gam-sa-ham-ni-da) or a hello (an-yang-ha-say-yo) in the Korean language. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "thank you": no thank you ♦ say thank you ♦ thank you for everything! ♦ thank you very much indeed! ♦ thank you very much!. Additional references.

Afrikaans

dankie (thanks). (various references)

Albanian

falemnderit (bow-to-your-honor, ta, thank, thanks). (various references)

Arabic 

‏شكرا (ta, thanks). (various references)

Bavarian

measse (thanks), danggsche (thanks). (various references)

Bulgarian 

благодаря (much obliged, ta, thanks). (various references)

Croatian

hvala (thanks). (various references)

Czech

dìkuji vám, dìkuji. (various references)

Danish

tak (gratitude, thanks). (various references)

Dutch

dank u (thanks), bedankt (thanked, thanks). (various references)

Esperanto

dankon (thanks). (various references)

Estonian

tänan. (various references)

Finnish

kiitos hyvää (fine, thanks, very well), ei kiitos (no). (various references)

French

merci (thank, thanks). (various references)

French Canadian

merci. (various references)

German

Danke (ta, thank, thanks, thanx). (various references)

Greek 

σασ ευχαριστώ. (various references)

Haitian Creole

mèsi. (various references)

Hawaiian

falemnderit (thanks). (various references)

Hebrew 

תו�"�"!, חן חן!. (various references)

Hungarian

köszönöm (I am fine, I have done well!, I thank, thank you very much, thanks, thanks!), kösz (ta, thanks). (various references)

Icelandic

takk fyrir (thanks), þakka þér fyrir (thanks). (various references)

Indonesian

terima-kasih. (various references)

Italian

grazie (gratitude, ta, thanks, thanks to). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

お陰様で , お疲れ様 (many thanks), メルカトル図法 (characteristic, fairy tale, having a fairy tale atmosphere, Melbourne, melt, meltdown, melton, Mercator's projection, Mercedes-Benz), 有難う , 有り難う御座います , 有り難う　, 有り難う�"ざいます , 有り難う , 御疲れ様 (many thanks), どうも有難う (by what means, how, in what way, it seems like, somehow or other), 大きに , スパイ罪 (crime of espionage, fastball, ink spattering, slowing down, spaghetti, spaghetti meat sauce, spaghetti Western, span, span of control, spangle, Spanish, Spanish America, spanner, Spartacus Games, spasm, spats, spatula, speaker, speaker unit, speech, speech therapist, speech therapy, speed, speed ball, speed limit, speed skating, speed up, speed-gun, speedometer, speedway, speedy, spot, student slang for the restaurant chain "Spaghetti Factory", wrench), サロン的 (exclusive, sanction, sanctuary, Sangerism, sangria, sans couture, seamless, social, sour, sour cream, Sun, sunglasses, Sunkist, suntan oil, Thanksgiving Day), グノーシス主義 (bat boy, Generally Recognied as Safe list, gladiolus, gladius, glasnost, glass, glass boat, glass fiber, glass fiber pole, glass fiber rod, glass fiber ski, glass wool, glider, gnosis, Gnosticism, gradation, gradient, granulated, graphic equalizer, GRAS list, grass, grass court, grass ski, grassroots democracy, gratin, grind, grinder, ground boy, ground hostess, ground manners, ground rule, ground stroke, ground zero, groundkeeper, grout, grouting, sports ground, sports oval). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おおきに, おつかれさま (many thanks), おか�'さまで (Thanks to god, thanks to you), メルシー , どうもありがとう, ありがとう�"ざいます, ありがとう, スパシーボ , サンキュー , グラチェ . (various references)

Luganda

weebale (thanks). (various references)

Manx

Gura mie ayd (Thank you sing, Thanks). (various references)

Norwegian

takk (thanks). (various references)

Papiamen

danki (thanks). (various references)

Pig Latin

ankthay youay.(various references)

Polish

dziekujemy (thanks), dziękuję (thanks). (various references)

Portuguese

obrigado (beholden, bound, indebted, obliged, thanks), obrigada (obliged). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

obrigada (obliged). (various references)

Quechua

agradisiyki (I am thankful to you, I thank you). (various references)

Romanian

mulţumesc (thanks). (various references)

Russian 

спасибо (ta, thankee, thanks), благодарить вас. (various references)

Scottish

tapadh leibh (thanks), tapadh leat (thanks). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

hvala (graces, gratitude, laudation, thanks). (various references)

Slovene

hvala. (various references)

Somali

mahadsanid. (various references)

Spanish

gracias (gratitude, ta, thanks). (various references)

Sranan

tangi (gratitude, thank, thanks), danki (thanks). (various references)

Swahili

asante (thanks). (various references)

Swedish

tack (gratitude, ta, thank, thanks). (various references)

Tahitian

mauruuru. (various references)

Tswana

lebogela. (various references)

Turkish

teşekkür (acknowledgement, appreciation, thank, thanks). (various references)

Turkmen 

spasiba (r), sag bol. (various references)

Ukrainian

спасибі, дякую (ta). (various references)

Xhosa

enkosi. (various references)

Yucatec

dyos bo'otik (thanks). (various references)

Zulu

siyakubonga (thanks), ngiyabonga (thanks). (various references)

Misspellings

"Thank You" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: thank yoy. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: atony, aunty, hanky, haunt, honky, hunky, knout, thank, thunk, thuya, tokay, unhat, youth.

-4 letters: ahoy, ankh, aunt, auto, hank, hant, haut, honk, hoya, hunk, hunt, kaon, kayo, khan, khat, knot, koan, kuna, kyat, nota, oath, okay, tank, than, thou, tony, tuna, unto, yank, yuan.

-5 letters: ant, any, auk, hao, hat, hay, hon, hot.