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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA : /θæŋks/
  • SAMPA : /T{Nks/

Etymology

Old English thanc (thought, gratitude) of Germanic origin

Interjection

thanks!

  1. An expression of appreciation (to give thanks, to owe thanks, to receive thanks)
  2. (Almost as an interjection, but still able to take a qualifying adjective) Thank you (thanks, many thanks, thanks a lot)

Translations

  • Albanian: faleminderit (2)
  • Arabic: شكرا (shukran) (2)
  • Chinese (Mandarin): traditional 謝謝 , simplified 谢谢 (xièxie)
  • Chinese (Cantonese): 唔該 (mgoi)
  • Czech: díky
    tak
  • Dutch: dank m (1), bedankt (2)
  • Esperanto: dankon
  • Finnish: kiitos
  • French: merci m, remerciement m (1), merci (2)
  • German: Dank m (1), danke (2)
  • Greek: ευχαριστώ eucharisto (efcharistó), eucharistos
  • Hungarian: köszi, köszönöm
    शुक्रिया , धन्यवाद (very formal)
  • Japanese: ありがとう (arigatô)
    takk
  • Polish: dziękuję
  • Portuguese: obrigado
  • Romanian: mulţumiri f, pl, mulţumesc n (2), mersi n (2)
  • Russian: спасибо (spasíbo)
  • Slovak: vďaka
  • Slovene: hvala (2)
  • Spanish: gracias
    tack

Noun

thank (thanks)

  1. thanks to. As a result of: Much was saved, thanks to the firemen's quick response.

Translations

  • Dutch: dankzij
  • Esperanto: dank' al
  • German: dank, wegen
  • Hungarian: köszönet (n), köszönhetöleg
  • Latin: ob, propter
  • Slovak: vďaka
  • Spanish: gracias a


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