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+ | ==Africa and Creole== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
|Language | |Language | ||
!Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
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!Amharic | !Amharic | ||
|a-ma-sag-ge-NAL-loo | |a-ma-sag-ge-NAL-loo | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Ewe |
− | | | + | | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Haitian Creole | ||
+ | |mesi/anpil (meh-SEE/on-PEEL) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Hausa | ||
+ | |na gode | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Igbo | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Lingala | ||
+ | |melesi | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Luganda | ||
+ | |webale | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Pidgin English | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Somali | ||
+ | |mahadsanid (maHAD SaNid) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Swahili | ||
+ | |asante (ah-sahn-teh) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Tigrinya | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Twi | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Yoruba |
− | | | + | |a-doo-PE-i |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Zulu |
− | | | + | |ngiyabonga (Nn-i-ya bong-ga) |
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Desi nations and Nepal== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Language | ||
+ | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Bengali | !Bengali | ||
|dhon-no-baad | |dhon-no-baad | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Gujarati |
− | | | + | |dhanyavaad (Dhan-ya-bad); aabhar |
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Hindi | ||
+ | |sukria (shoo-kree-a); dhanyavād (Dhan-ya-bad) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Kannada | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Malayalam | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Marathi | ||
+ | |dhanyavad | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Nepali | ||
+ | |dhanyavād (Dhan-ya-bad) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Odia | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Punjabi | ||
+ | |tuhādā dhanavāda (Tu-haa-da Dhan-ya-bad) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Tamil | ||
+ | |nan-DREE | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Telugu | ||
+ | |dhan-ya-BAD-da-loo | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Urdu | ||
+ | |ab ka Shukriya | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Central Asia and Afghanistan== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Language | ||
+ | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Kazakh | ||
+ | |raqmet (rakh-met) көп рақмет | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Kyrgyz | ||
+ | |rakhmat (rah-maat) | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Pashto |
− | | | + | |manana |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Tajik |
− | | | + | |sipos сипос |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Turkmen |
− | | | + | |sag boluň |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Uzbek |
− | | | + | |rahmat (RAH-mat) |
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Europe besides Slavic nations== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Language | ||
+ | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Albanian |
− | | | + | |fah-leh-meen-DEH-reet |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Armenian |
− | | | + | |shno-ra-ka-loo-TYOON; merci |
|- | |- | ||
!Danish | !Danish | ||
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!Estonian | !Estonian | ||
|TA-nahn; aitäh | |TA-nahn; aitäh | ||
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!Finnish | !Finnish | ||
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!Greek | !Greek | ||
|ef-hah-rees-TOH (efharisto) | |ef-hah-rees-TOH (efharisto) | ||
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!Hungarian | !Hungarian | ||
|köszönöm (KØ-sø-nøm) | |köszönöm (KØ-sø-nøm) | ||
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!Italian | !Italian | ||
|grazie (GRAHTS-yeh) | |grazie (GRAHTS-yeh) | ||
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!Latvian | !Latvian | ||
|paldies (PUHL-dyehs) | |paldies (PUHL-dyehs) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Lithuanian | !Lithuanian | ||
|ačiū (AH-choo) | |ačiū (AH-choo) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Norwegian | !Norwegian | ||
|takk (tahk) | |takk (tahk) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Portuguese | !Portuguese | ||
|oh-bree-GAH-do | |oh-bree-GAH-do | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Romanian | !Romanian | ||
|mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-MESK); merci | |mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-MESK); merci | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Spanish |
− | | | + | |gracias (GRAH-syahs) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Swedish |
− | | | + | |tack (tahkk) |
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Far East besides Hindustan== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Language | ||
+ | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Burmese |
− | | | + | |Kyeizu tin ba de |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Chinese Cantonese |
− | | | + | |daw-DYEH |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Chinese Mandarin |
− | | | + | |shieh-shieh |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Indonesian Bahasa |
− | | | + | |terima kasih (Tur-EE-mah KAH-see) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Japanese |
− | | | + | |arigato (ah-ree-GAH-toh) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Korean |
− | | | + | |GAM-sah-ham-NEE-da (kamsa hamnida) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Lao |
− | | | + | |khawp jai ຂອບໃຈ |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Mongolian |
− | | | + | |bayarlalaa Баярлалаа |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Sundanese |
− | | | + | |hatur nuhun |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Tagalog Filipino |
− | | | + | |salamat po (sa-LAH-maht poh); sa-LAH-maht |
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|- | |- | ||
!Thai | !Thai | ||
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!Tibetan | !Tibetan | ||
|thu-je-che | |thu-je-che | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Vietnamese | ||
+ | |cảm ơn bạn (come-un-baan); cảm ơn (come-un) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Middle East== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Language | ||
+ | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Arabic | ||
+ | |shoe-KRA-an | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Armenian | ||
+ | |shno-ra-ka-loo-TYOON; merci | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Azerbaijani | ||
+ | |te-shek-kur ed’ram | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Farsi / Persian | ||
+ | |HKEJ-li mam-NOON-am; merci | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Hebrew | ||
+ | |toda (toh-dah) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Kurdish | ||
+ | |spas dikim | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Tatar | ||
+ | |räxmät (rah-mat) Рәхмәт | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Turkish | !Turkish | ||
|tesekkür ederim (teh-sheh-kur eh-deh-rim) | |tesekkür ederim (teh-sheh-kur eh-deh-rim) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Slavic nations== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |Language | ||
+ | !Thank you!!Okay!!Good-bye!!Other | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Bosnian |
− | | | + | |HVAH-lah |
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Bulgarian | ||
+ | |bla-go-da-RIA; merci | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Croatian | ||
+ | |HVAH-lah) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Czech | ||
+ | |deh-KOO-yih | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Macedonian |
− | | | + | |blagodaram (blah-GOH-dah-rahm) Благодарам |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Polish |
− | | | + | |dziekuje (dsyen-koo-yeh) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Serbian |
− | | | + | |hvala (HVAH-lah) xвала |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Slovak |
− | | | + | |Ďakujem (JAH-koo-yehm) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Slovenian |
− | | | + | |hvala (HVAA-lah) |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !Ukrainian |
− | | | + | |dyakuyu (DYAH-koo-yoo) Дякую |
|} | |} |
Latest revision as of 13:17, 29 January 2025
Contents
Africa and Creole
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amharic | a-ma-sag-ge-NAL-loo | |||
Ewe | ||||
Haitian Creole | mesi/anpil (meh-SEE/on-PEEL) | |||
Hausa | na gode | |||
Igbo | ||||
Lingala | melesi | |||
Luganda | webale | |||
Pidgin English | ||||
Somali | mahadsanid (maHAD SaNid) | |||
Swahili | asante (ah-sahn-teh) | |||
Tigrinya | ||||
Twi | ||||
Yoruba | a-doo-PE-i | |||
Zulu | ngiyabonga (Nn-i-ya bong-ga) |
Desi nations and Nepal
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bengali | dhon-no-baad | |||
Gujarati | dhanyavaad (Dhan-ya-bad); aabhar | |||
Hindi | sukria (shoo-kree-a); dhanyavād (Dhan-ya-bad) | |||
Kannada | ||||
Malayalam | ||||
Marathi | dhanyavad | |||
Nepali | dhanyavād (Dhan-ya-bad) | |||
Odia | ||||
Punjabi | tuhādā dhanavāda (Tu-haa-da Dhan-ya-bad) | |||
Tamil | nan-DREE | |||
Telugu | dhan-ya-BAD-da-loo | |||
Urdu | ab ka Shukriya |
Central Asia and Afghanistan
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kazakh | raqmet (rakh-met) көп рақмет | |||
Kyrgyz | rakhmat (rah-maat) | |||
Pashto | manana | |||
Tajik | sipos сипос | |||
Turkmen | sag boluň | |||
Uzbek | rahmat (RAH-mat) |
Europe besides Slavic nations
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albanian | fah-leh-meen-DEH-reet | |||
Armenian | shno-ra-ka-loo-TYOON; merci | |||
Danish | TAHG | |||
Dutch | dahnk oo; dahnk-uh-wel | |||
Estonian | TA-nahn; aitäh | |||
Finnish | key-toss | |||
French | MEHR-see (merci) | |||
Georgian | gmahd-lohbt | |||
German | DAHN-kah (danke) | |||
Greek | ef-hah-rees-TOH (efharisto) | |||
Hungarian | köszönöm (KØ-sø-nøm) | |||
Italian | grazie (GRAHTS-yeh) | |||
Latvian | paldies (PUHL-dyehs) | |||
Lithuanian | ačiū (AH-choo) | |||
Norwegian | takk (tahk) | |||
Portuguese | oh-bree-GAH-do | |||
Romanian | mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-MESK); merci | |||
Spanish | gracias (GRAH-syahs) | |||
Swedish | tack (tahkk) |
Far East besides Hindustan
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
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Burmese | Kyeizu tin ba de | |||
Chinese Cantonese | daw-DYEH | |||
Chinese Mandarin | shieh-shieh | |||
Indonesian Bahasa | terima kasih (Tur-EE-mah KAH-see) | |||
Japanese | arigato (ah-ree-GAH-toh) | |||
Korean | GAM-sah-ham-NEE-da (kamsa hamnida) | |||
Lao | khawp jai ຂອບໃຈ | |||
Mongolian | bayarlalaa Баярлалаа | |||
Sundanese | hatur nuhun | |||
Tagalog Filipino | salamat po (sa-LAH-maht poh); sa-LAH-maht | |||
Thai | khob khun krap (cap-coohn KRAP) | |||
Tibetan | thu-je-che | |||
Vietnamese | cảm ơn bạn (come-un-baan); cảm ơn (come-un) |
Middle East
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
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Arabic | shoe-KRA-an | |||
Armenian | shno-ra-ka-loo-TYOON; merci | |||
Azerbaijani | te-shek-kur ed’ram | |||
Farsi / Persian | HKEJ-li mam-NOON-am; merci | |||
Hebrew | toda (toh-dah) | |||
Kurdish | spas dikim | |||
Tatar | räxmät (rah-mat) Рәхмәт | |||
Turkish | tesekkür ederim (teh-sheh-kur eh-deh-rim) |
Slavic nations
Language | Thank you | Okay | Good-bye | Other |
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Bosnian | HVAH-lah | |||
Bulgarian | bla-go-da-RIA; merci | |||
Croatian | HVAH-lah) | |||
Czech | deh-KOO-yih | |||
Macedonian | blagodaram (blah-GOH-dah-rahm) Благодарам | |||
Polish | dziekuje (dsyen-koo-yeh) | |||
Serbian | hvala (HVAH-lah) xвала | |||
Slovak | Ďakujem (JAH-koo-yehm) | |||
Slovenian | hvala (HVAA-lah) | |||
Ukrainian | dyakuyu (DYAH-koo-yoo) Дякую |