Common words in various languages

Afrikaans	DAHN-kie
Albanian	fah-leh-meen-DEH-reet
Amharic	a-ma-sag-ge-NAL-loo
Arabic	shoe-KRA-an
Armenian shnorhakalut’yun (shno-ra-ka-loo-TYOON merci (MEHR-see) — used more often.
Azerbaijani Təşəkkür edirəm (t-shek-kur ed’ram)
Bengali Dhonnobad (dhon-no-baad)
Bosnian hvala (HVAH-lah)
Brazilian Portuguese obrigado (oh-bree-GAH-doo) said by a male obrigada (oh-bree-GAH-dah) said by a female
Bulgarian blagodaria благодаря merci (MEHR-see) — used as slang
Burmese	Kyeizu tin ba de
Chinese Cantonese	daw-DYEH
Chinese Mandarin	shieh-shieh
Croatian	HVAH-lah)
Czech dêkuji (deh-ku-yih) Czech is a Western Slavic language which is mutually intelligible with Slovak. It is mainly spoken in the Czech Republic with over 10,5 million speakers.
Danish tak (tahg) Danish is a Scandinavian language and the only official language of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is spoken in Denmark and in some parts of Greenland and is closely related to Swedish and Norwegian. Dhivehi Shukuriyaa — is the word for thank you in Dhivehi Dhivehi or Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language spoken on the islands of Maldives where it is an official language.
Dutch Thank you in Dutch: dank u (dahnk oo) dankjewel (dahnk-uh-wel) Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by about 27 million people world-wide mostly in the Netherlands and northern Belgium. Dzongkha kadrin chhe Dzonkha or Bhutanese is the sole official and national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. This Sino-Tibetan language is spoken by over half a million people in Bhutan and is written with the Tibetan alphabet. Different languages Thank you English thank you English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in Anglo-Saxon England in the early Middle Ages. It is spoken in many countries around the world with over 375 million native speakers. English is the second most spoken language, and the most international language in the world.
Estonian tänan (TA-nahn) aitäh — more common Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken as the official language in Estonia. It is closely related to Finnish. Faroese takk Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by Faroe Islanders, residing on the Faroe Islands and in other areas, mainly Denmark. Farsi / Persian How to say thank you in Persian: xeyli mamnūnam خیلی ممنون merci مرسی Persian is an ancient language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. It is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Fijian vinaka (Vee-Nah-Kah) Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family. It is an official language of Fiji spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language.
Finnish kiitos (key-toss) Finns usually greet each other in an informal way, so you can use these greetings in 99% of all situations. Finnish is a Finno-Ugric language spoken only in Finland as the official language and by ethnic Finns elsewhere in Scandinavia. French How to say thank you in French: merci (MEHR-see) French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family spoken by over 354 million people in France and around the world. It is the third most spoken language in Europe, the official language of 29 countries spoken in parts of Africa, North America, and South America. Frisian dankewol The Frisian languages are a closely related group of Germanic languages, spoken by about 500,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany.
Georgian Thank you in Georgian: გმადლობთ (gmahd-lohbt) — formal გმადლობ (gmahd-lohb) — informal Georgian is the official language of Georgia and the country’s most widely spoken language with over 4.1 million people.
German Thank you in German: danke (dahn-kah) German Deutsch is the official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the three official languages of Switzerland. German belongs to the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. One of the major languages of the world, German is a native language to almost 100 million people worldwide and the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. Greek How to say thank you in Greek: efharisto (ef-hah-rees-TOH) Greek (ελληνικά) belongs to the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Greece and Cyprus an an official language. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records. There are about 13.1 million speakers of Greek worldwide and it is recognised as a minority language in Albania, Armenia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine. Greenlandic Qujanaq — is the Greenlandic word for thanks Greenlandic falls under the Eskimo–Aleut language family, spoken by around 57,000 Greenlandic Inuit people in Greenland.
Gujarati dhanyavaad (Dhan-ya-bad) ધન્યવાદ aabhar આભાર Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is part of the greater Indo-European language family. Haitian Creole Say thank you in Haiti: mesi/anpil (meh-SEE/on-PEEL) Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen)) is a French-based creole language spoken by 10–12 million people worldwide and the only language of most Haitians. Along with French it is one of the official languages of Haiti.
Hausa na gode Hausa language, the most important indigenous bridge language in West and Central Africa, spoken as a first or second language by about 40–50 million people. It belongs to the Western branch of the Chadic language family within the Afro-Asiatic language phylum. It is spoken mainly in northern Nigeria and Niger, and also in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Sudan and Togo. Hawaiian How to say thank you in Hawaiian: mahalo (ma-HA-lo) The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaiʻi, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the State of Hawaii. Check out these essential Hawaiian words to know. Hebrew toda (toh-dah) .תודה Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language spoken by over nine million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors. It is written using its own script from right to left.
Hindi How to say thank you in Hindi: sukria (shoo-kree-a) dhanyavād (Dhan-ya-bad) Hindi (हिन्दी) is an Indo-European language spoken in India, Nepal, and throughout the Indian diaspora. Hindi is descended from Sanskrit, sometimes called “the mother of all languages.” While there are 22 official languages and over 1,000 dialects of India, Hindi and English take precedence in government affairs. It is a link-language for over half of India’s population. Hmong ua tsaug (Oua jow) Hmong is a Hmong-Mien language spoken by about 2.6 million people in China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, USA, and French Guiana. Hopi askwali (ask waali) Hopi is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Hopi people in northeastern Arizona, USA. Hungarian How to say thank you in Hungarian: köszönöm (KØ-sø-nøm) Hungarian is a Uralic language of the Ugric branch spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Thanks different languages Icelandic takk (tahk) Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language spoken in Iceland as its official language. It’s most closely related to Faroese and Western Norwegian and has around 314,000 speakers. The language is more conservative than most other Western European languages. Indonesian Bahasa terima kasih (Tur-EE-mah KAH-see) Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia.With over 230 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is a group of varieties of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as the common language in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia uses the Latin alphabet system and Arabic numerals. Inuktitut naqurmiik (Nak-urm-eek) Inuktitut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Arctic territories and the topmost span of North America including Alaska and Northern Canada. Irish go raibh maith agat (GUH ROH MAH ug-ut) Irish (Gaeilge) is one of the three Goidelic languages, along with Scottish Gaelic and Manx. This Goidelic branch together with the Brythonic branch (Welsh, Cornish and Breton) form the Celtic language family.
Italian Thank you in Italian: grazie (GRAHTS-yeh) Italian (Italiano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family spoken by over 90 million people, the vast majority of which are in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia. It is the official language of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City. Japanese Say thank you in Japanese: arigato (ah-ree-GAH-toh) Bowing, dating back to the 5th century, is a huge part of Japanese culture and is a sign of respect. In Japan, people readily bow to one another to show their thanks rather than actually saying the words. Japanese (日本語 Nihongo) is an East Asian language of the Japonic language family. It is spoken by about 125 million people, mostly in Japan, where it is the official and national language. Kannada dhanyavāda (Dhan-ya-bad-a) ಧನ್ಯವಾದ Kannada, spoken by nearly 45 million native speakers, is a Dravidian language of the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, and by significant linguistic minorities in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and abroad.
Kazakh raqmet (rakh-met) көп рақмет Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia and the official language of Kazakhstan. The language comprises 21 million native speakers including regions of Bayan-Ulgii in Mongolia and the Dzungarian region of Xinjiang, China. Korean Thank you in Korean: kamsa hamnida (GAM-sah-ham-NEE-da) Korean, an East Asian language, is the official language of South Korea (Republic of Korea) and North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) spoken by more than 75 million people. Kurdish spas dikim Kurdish is spoken by about 30 million Kurds in western Asia including parts of Kurdistan, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Syria. It is one of the Indo-Iranian languages, ranks as the third largest Iranian language, after Persian and Pashto.
Kyrgyz rakhmat (rah-maat) Kyrgyz is a member of the Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family spoken by over 4 million speakers mainly in Kyrgyzstan, and also in China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkey. Lao khawp jai ຂອບໃຈ Lao is the main language of Laos. It is a Kra–Dai language serving as a common language among all citizens of Laos, who speak approximately 90 other languages, many of which are unrelated to Lao. Modern Lao is heavily influenced by the Thai language and comprises over 30 million native speakers. Latin gratias tibi Latin was the dominant language of the Roman Empire from 6th century BC to 600 AD. When the Roman Empire collapsed, Latin evolved into the various languages that we know today. Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian all consider Latin as their parent tongue. Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Latvian Say thank you in Latvian: paldies (PUHL-dyehs) Latvian (latviešu valoda) is an Indo-European Eastern Baltic language spoken in the Baltic region. It is the official language of Latvia and one of the official languages of the European Union. Limburgish dankewaal Limburgish is a member of the East Low Franconian group of the Germanic languages considered a variety of German or Dutch by many people. It is spoken by around 1.6 million people in the Netherlands and Belgium. Lingala melesi Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a large part of the Republic of the Congo by over 70 million people. Lithuanian Thank you in Lithuanian: ačiū (AH-choo) Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba) is an Eastern Baltic language spoken in the Baltic region as the official language of Lithuania. It is also one of the official languages of the European Union spoken by just under 3 million native speakers. The language is one of the oldest in the world. Luxembourgish merci (MEHR-see) Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 390,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. Luganda webale Luganda, a Bantu language, is an official language of Uganda along with English and Swahili. It is spoken primarily in Kampala, but may be understood in much of the country and in the African Great Lakes region. Danke thank you in every language world Macedonian blagodaram (blah-GOH-dah-rahm) Благодарам Macedonian, the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia, is a south Slavic language spoken as a first language by 2 million people. Malagasy misaotra (meesh-OW-truh) Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar belonging to the Austronesian Malayo-Polynesia family of languages spoken by 25 million people. Malay terima kasih (Tur-EE-mah KAH-see) Malay (Bahasa Melayu) is an Austronesian language spoken as the sole official language of Malaysia and Brunei. It is also heard in Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand at a total of 250 – 300 million speakers. Malayalam How to say thank you in Malayalam is: nandi (nanni) Malayalam (മലയാളം) belongs to the Dravidian language family, spoken mostly in the Southern Indian states of Kerala and Lakshadweep. Around 36 million people use this language, which is one of the 22 official languages of India. Maltese Say thank you in Maltese: grazzi (GRUTS-ee) Maltese, a language of central Semitic origin written in the Latin script, is the national language of Malta. It is spoken by around 420,000 people on the Mediterranean islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino. The Maltese language developed from Sicilian Arabic, Over the centuries, it has incorporated many words derived from English, Italian and French. Maori kia mihi Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. it has also gained recognition as one of New Zealand’s official languages. Marathi dhanyawada (Dhan-ya-bad-a) Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 83.1 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. Marshallese kom̧m̧ool — singular kwe emmal — plural Marshallese, also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands by about 44,000 people. It is an official language of the Marshall Islands, along with English, and is used as the language of instruction in most primary schools. Mongolian How to say thank you in Mongolian: bayarlalaa Баярлалаа Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia and both the most widely-spoken and best-known member of the Mongolic language family. It is an Altaic language spoken by approximately 5 million people in Mongolia, China, Afghanistan and Russia. Nahuatl Tlazocamati pronounced as (tlah-so-cah-mah-tee) Tlazohcamati huel miac — is used to say thank you very much Nahuatl is a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It was the language of the Aztecs and the Toltecs. Variations of Nahuatl are spoken by around 1.7 million Nahua people of Central Mexico and the USA and Nahuatl remains the most widely-spoken group of Native American languages in North America. Navajo Ahéhee — is the general Navajo word for thank you, pronounced (ah-HYEH-heh) Navajo is an American Indian language of the Athabascan family, spoken by around 170, 000 Navajo people in the Southwestern United States regions of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. Ndebele Ngiyabonga Ndebele, an African language of the Nguni group of Bantu languages, is spoken by around 5 million Northern Ndebele people of Zimbabwe. Nepali dhanyavād (Dhan-ya-bad) ढन्यबाद् Nepali (नेपाली), is an Indo-Aryan language of the sub-branch of Eastern Pahari written in Devanagari script It is the sole official language of Nepal and one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. While most Nepalese people speak at least some Nepali, there are more than 100 different languages and dialects spoken in Nepal. Northern Sotho ke a leboga Northern Sotho is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages. It is spoken by about 4.2 million people in the South African provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Norwegian Say thank you in Norwegian: takk (tahk) Norwegian (norsk) is a Germanic language derived from Old Norse spoken primarily in Norway by over 5 million people where it is the official language. Odia dhanyabaad (Dhan-ya-bad) ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ Odia is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha where it is the official language. Oromo galatoomi — singular galatoomaa — plural Oromo is a Cushitic language spoken by about 30 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt. It is the third largest language in Africa. Papiamento Thanks you in Papiamento: danki Papiamento is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean by less than 500,00 native speakers. It is the most-widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands, having official status in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. Pashto Thank you in Pashto: manana مننه Pashto is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European family spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. It is an official language of Afghanistan along with Dari. Polish Say thank you in Polish: dziekuje (dsyen-koo-yeh) Polish (polski) is a West Slavic language spoken by about 45 million people. Said to be one of the hardest languages to learn, it is the official language of Poland. It is understood and can be used for communication in the western parts of Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. Portuguese obrigado (oh-bree-GAH-doo) as a male obrigada (oh-bree-GAH-dah) as a female Portuguese (português) is a Romance language spoken as the official language of Portugal and Brazil. It is also the official language of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé e Principe, Angola, Mozambique, and the co-official language of East Timor, and Macau. There are around 200 million native Portuguese speakers. Punjabi tuhādā dhanavāda (Tu-haa-da Dhan-ya-bad) Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language with more than 130 million native speakers in the Indian subcontinent and around the world. It is the 10th most spoken language in the world. Romanian Say thank you in Romanian: mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-MESK) merci (MEHR-see) Romanian (limba română) is a Balkan Romance language spoken by approximately 24–26 million people as a native language, primarily in Romania and Moldova, and by another 4 million people as a second language. It is an official and national language of both Romania and Moldova. Russian How to say thank you in Russian: spasiba (spuh-SEE-buh) спасибо Russian is an East Slavic language spoken by 300+ million people world-wide. It is is an official language in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and many other people in Central Asia, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe know it as a second language. Samoan fa’afetai Samoan is the official language spoken in the Samoan Islands, which is made up of the Independent State of Samoa and the American Samoa. The language is the most spoken of the Polynesian language family with a total of 510,000 speakers worldwide. Sanskrit अनुगृहितोऽस्मि anugṛhito’smi — for men अनुगृहितास्मि anugṛhitāsmi — for women Sanskrit is a 4,000-year-old classical language that belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. Known as ‘the mother of all languages,’ Sanskrit is the root of many, but not all, Indian languages. It is also the liturgical language of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Sanskrit has less than 15,000 native speakers at present and is mostly used by Hindu priests during religious ceremonies. Scottish Gaelic tapadh leat/leibh (TAH-puh let/leave) Scots Gaelic is a Goidelic language of the Celtic and Indo-European language family, native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish. Serbian hvala (HVAH-lah) xвала Serbian is a South Slavic language spoken mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Macedonia by about 9 million people. Serbian is the official and main language of Serbia and Montenegro. Sesotho ke a leboga Sesotho (Sotho) is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho-Tswana group, spoken primarily by the Basotho in Lesotho, where it is the national and official language, South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages and in Zimbabwe where it is one of 16 official languages. Shanghainese yáyà 谢谢 Shanghainese, part of the Sino-Tibetan language family, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas by 10 – 14 million speakers. Shona ndinotenda Shona, one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages, is the main language in Zimbabwe. Sicilian grazij Sicilian is a Romance language spoken by more than 4 million speakers on the island of Sicily in Italy. Sindhi مھرباني mehrbani Sindhi, an Indo-Aryan language, is the official language of the Pakistani province of Sindh and spoken by over 25 million Sindhi people. Sinhala istutiy (isst-too-tee) Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 16 million Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka and is one of two official languages of Sri Lanka. Slovak Ďakujem (JAH-koo-yehm) Slovak, the official language of Slovakia, is a West Slavic language where it is spoken by approximately 5.6 million people. Slovenian hvala (HVAA-lah) Slovenian, an Indo-European language of the South Slavic language branch is the official and national language of Slovenia spoken by less than 3 million people. Somali mahadsanid (maHAD SaNid) Somali, an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by over 16 million people, is an official language of Somalia, a national language in Djibouti, and a working language in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Thank you different languages other calligraphy Spanish gracias (GRAH-syahs) Spanish is the second most widely used language in the world natively spoken by more than 437 million people including Spain, most of Central and South America, Mexico and the USA. There are over 21 countries in the world that have Spanish as their official language. It is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula. Sundanese hatur nuhun Sundanese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 39 million people mainly in western Java in Indonesia. There are also speakers in Banten, Jakarta, parts of western Central Java and southern Lampung. It is the third most-spoken language in Indonesia. Swahili asante (ah-sahn-teh) Swahili is a Bantu languages spoken by the Swahili communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Swati ngiyabonga (Nni-ya-bonga) Swati is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Eswatini and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 12 million. Swedish How to say thank you in Swedish: tack (tahkk) Swedish is a North Germanic language, closely related to Norwegian and Danish spoken by over 9 million people. It is the national language of Sweden and the official language of the Åland Islands. Swiss German dankeschön Swiss German is the collective name for the great variety of Upper German dialects spoken in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg, in parts of Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Alsace in France. Tagalog Filipino salamat po (sa-LAH-maht poh) – formal Salamat (sa-LAH-maht) – informal Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages alongside English. Tahitian māuruuru (mah-roo-roo) Tahitian belongs to the Eastern Polynesian language group, spoken mainly on the Society Islands in French Polynesia and Bora Bora. Taiwanese Hokkien xie xie ni (shh-yeah shh-yeah nee) Taiwanese Hokkien is the Hokkien dialect of Min Nan as spoken by about 70 percent of the population of Taiwan. Tajik Thank you in Tajik: sipos сипос Tajik is the main language of Tajikistan, closely related to Farsi and Kurdish. Since the late 1930s, it is written using a variant of the Cyrillic script.
Tamil	nan-DREE
Tatar räxmät (rah-mat) Рәхмәт Tatar (татарча), the national language of the Tatars, is a Turkic language spoken mainly in the Russian republic of Tatarstan as well as Siberia by about 7 million people.
Telugu	dhan-ya-BAD-da-loo
Thai Thank you in Thai: khop khun khaa (cap-coohn KHAA) as a female khob khun krap (cap-coohn KRAP) as a male Thai ภาษาไทย, the sole official and national language of Thailand, spoken by 50 million people, belongs to the Tai group of the Kra–Dai language family of Southeast Asia. Tibetan thu-je-che ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ་། Tibetan is an official language of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. The Tibetic languages are a cluster of Tibeto-Burman languages descended from Old Tibetan, spoken across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering the Indian subcontinent, including the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. Tsalagi Cherokee wado Cherokee (Tsalagi) belongs to the Iroquoian language family. The Cherokee language is unique among Native American languages in that it is both a written and spoken language. Tsonga ndza khensa Tsonga is a Bantu language spoken by the Tsonga people totalling 12 million people mainly in South Africa, but also Mozambique and Eswatini. Tswana ke a leboga Tswana is a Bantu language spoken by about 4.4 million people in Bostwana, where it is the national and majority language, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The majority of speakers, about 3.6 million, live in South Africa, where the language is officially recognised. Turkish Thank you in Turkish: tesekkür ederim (teh-sheh-kur eh-deh-rim) Turkish is a Turkic language believed to be of the Altaic language family spoken mainly in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus and other countries of the former Ottoman Empire by about 88 million people. Turkmen sag boluň Turkmen belongs to the Turkic language family and is spoken by around 11 million Turkmen people of Central Asia, mainly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. Tuvaluan fakafetai — pronounced (fah-keh-feh-tay) Tuvaluan is a Polynesian language that is native to Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru. Ukrainian Thank you in Ukrainian is: dyakuyu (DYAH-koo-yoo) Дякую Ukrainian is an Eastern Slavic language spoken mainly in Ukraine by about 51 million people. Urdu ab ka Shukriya آپ کا شکریہ Urdu is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is a member of the Indo-Aryan group within the Indo-European family of languages and is mutually intelligible with Hindi. Uzbek rahmat (RAH-mat) Uzbek is a Turkic language that is the official national language of Uzbekistan spoken by around 27 million people. Vietnamese How to say thank you in Vietnamese: cảm ơn bạn (come-un-baan) — formal cảm ơn (come-un) — casual Vietnamese is an Austroasiatic language spoken mainly in Vietnam, where it is the national and official language, by about 82 million people. Welsh How to say thank you in Welsh: diolch (DEE-ol’ch) Welsh is a Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken natively in Wales, and by some in England. Yoruba e dupe Yoruba is a pluricentric language spoken in West Africa with the number of speakers estimated between 30 and 40 million. It is a language spoken principally in Nigeria and Benin, with communities in Sierra Leone, Liberia, other places of Africa. Zulu Say thank you in Zulu: ngiyabonga (Nn-i-ya bong-ga)