{"id":4175,"date":"2019-11-17T14:05:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=4175"},"modified":"2023-09-11T23:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T23:25:41","slug":"37-ways-to-say-thank-you-in-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/37-ways-to-say-thank-you-in-german\/","title":{"rendered":"37 Ways to Say Thank you in German"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p>You want to express your gratitude in German?<\/p>\n<p>Please, look no further then! We definitely got you covered!<\/p>\n<p>How so?<\/p>\n<p>Below you will find 37 common German expressions to say Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, I included a sample sentence for each of those 37 Thank Yous.<\/p>\n<p>There you go&hellip;Thank You for Daaaaays, Linguaholics!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n<noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6621\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German.jpg\" alt=\"37 Ways To Say Thank You in German\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-561x842.jpg 561w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-364x546.jpg 364w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-728x1092.jpg 728w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-608x912.jpg 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-758x1137.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6621 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"37 Ways To Say Thank You in German\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-561x842.jpg 561w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-364x546.jpg 364w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-728x1092.jpg 728w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-608x912.jpg 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/37-Ways-To-Say-Thank-You-in-German-758x1137.jpg 758w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><br>\n&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>THANK YOU IN GERMAN IN EVERYDAY SPEECH<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>1.Danke! (Thanks!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anna: Ich bin in 5 Minuten am Bahnhof. Ich warte dann dort auf dich.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ich: Danke, Ich bin gleich da!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anna: I&rsquo;ll be at the station in five minutes. I&rsquo;ll wait for you there.<\/p>\n<p>Ich: Thanks, I&rsquo;ll be right there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>2.Vielen Dank! (Thanks a lot!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meine Mutter: Ich habe Dir 200 Euro auf dein Konto &uuml;berwiesen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ich : Vielen Dank! Das Geld kann ich sehr gut gebrauchen, bin momentan etwas knapp bei Kasse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My mother: I have transferred 200 Euros to your account.<\/p>\n<p>Me: Thank you very much. I can use the money very well, at the moment I am a little short of cash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>3. Vielen, vielen Dank! (Many many thanks!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>James: Ich habe uns zwei Karten f&uuml;r den n&auml;chsten Kampf von Conor McGregor besorgt!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Vielen Vielen Dank, James. Ich freue mich sehr auf den Event!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>James: I got us two tickets for Conor McGregor&rsquo;s next fight!<\/p>\n<p>Me: Many many thanks! I&rsquo;m really looking forward to that event!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>4. Vielen lieben Dank! (Thank you very much!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meine Gro&szlig;mutter: Du kannst heute gerne bei uns &uuml;bernachten, wenn du willst!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Vielen lieben Dank, Gro&szlig;mama.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My grandmother: You are welcome to stay with us tonight if you like!<\/p>\n<p>Me: Thank you very much, grandma!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>5. Herzlichen Dank! (Much obliged! \/ Many thanks!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anna: Ich hab Dir einen Kaffee besorgt in der Kantine. Hier, du hast es Dir verdient.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Wow! Herzliche Dank, Anna. Das ist echt mega nett von Dir.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anna: I got you a coffee in the canteen. Here, you earned it.<\/p>\n<p>Me: Wow! Thank you very much, Anna. That&rsquo;s really (super) nice of you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>6. Vielen herzlichen Dank! (Thank you so much!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Diese Blumen sind f&uuml;r dich, Abby!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Abby: Vielen herzlichen Dank! Die sind wundersch&ouml;n!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: These flowers are for you, Abby!<\/p>\n<p>Abby: Thank you very much! They are beautiful!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>7. Dankesch&ouml;n! (Thank you very much)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Du siehst heute fantastisch aus!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Abby: Dankesch&ouml;n!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: You look fantastic today!<\/p>\n<p>Abby: Thank you very much!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>8. Herzliches Dankesch&ouml;n! (Heartfelt thank you)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Greta: Eine Flasche Wein f&uuml;r dich, mein Freund.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jan: Herzliches Dankesch&ouml;n!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Greta: A bottle of wine for you, my friend.<\/p>\n<p>Jan:&nbsp; A heartfelt thank you for you, Greta!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>9. Besten Dank! (Thanks a lot)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Ich fahre Dich heute nach Hause, Daniel!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel: Wirklich? Besten Dank!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: I&rsquo;ll drive you home today, Daniel!<\/p>\n<p>Daniel: Really? Thanks a lot!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>10. Tausend Dank! (lit. 1000 thanks!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: W&auml;hrend du in Italien in den Ferien bist und dort das Leben genie&szlig;t, werde ich auf deine Katze aufpassen!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Annina: Das ist echt mega lieb von Dir, Marcel. Tausend Dank!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: While you are on holiday in Italy and enjoying life there, I will take care of your cat!<\/p>\n<p>Annina: That&rsquo;s sooo sweet of you, Marcel. A thousand thanks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>11. Danke sehr! (Thank you \/ Thank you very much)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Hier, eine Tafel Schokolade f&uuml;r dich, mein Freund.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Peter: Danke sehr! Ich liebe schwarze Schokolade!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: Here, a bar of chocolate for you, my friend.<\/p>\n<p>Peter: Thank you very much! I love black chocolate!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>12. Danke vielmals! (Thanks a million)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brendan: Die Rechnung geht auf mich, heute!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brenda: Danke vielmals!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brendan: The bill is on me today!<\/p>\n<p>Brenda: Thanks a million!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>13. Merci! (Thanks \/ Thank you)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Alex: Piper hat Dir gerade Spielsachen im Wert von 50 Euro geschenkt! Sag sch&ouml;n Merci, Paul.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paul: Merci!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alex: Piper just gave you 50 Euro worth of toys! Say Thanks, Paul. (Paul is obviously a kid)<\/p>\n<p>Paul: Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remarks:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, Merci is obviously French and not German. But it still made our epic list of Thank Yous in German because it is widely popular in Germany to say Merci as an equivalent of Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>14. (Ich) danke Dir! ( Thank you)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paula: Pete, ich brauche deine Hilfe. Kannst du mir bitte kurz dabei helfen, mein Zimmer aufzur&auml;umen?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pete: Klar, kein Problem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paula: Ich danke Dir!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paula: Pete, I need your help. Can you please help me tidy up my room?<\/p>\n<p>Pete: Sure, no problem.<\/p>\n<p>Paula: Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>THANK YOU IN GERMAN: PHRASES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>15. Das ist echt lieb von Dir! (That&rsquo;s really sweet of you!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ich: Brauchst du Hilfe beim Transport des Klaviers?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anna: Ja gerne. Das ist echt lieb von Dir!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I: Do you need help transporting the piano?<\/p>\n<p>Anna: Yes, indeed. That&rsquo;s really sweet of you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>16. Das w&auml;r echt nicht n&ouml;tig gewesen! (That really wasn&rsquo;t necessary! \/ You didn&rsquo;t have to do that!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Putzfrau: Ich habe das Badezimmer ebenfalls geputzt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>James: Das w&auml;re echt nicht n&ouml;tig gewesen! Vielen Dank, allerdings!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>17. Ich danke Dir\/Ihnen von ganzem Herzen! (I thank you from the bottom of my heart!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ich: Ich werde immer f&uuml;r dich da sein.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meine Mutter: Ich danke Dir von ganzem Herzen mein innig geliebter Sohn!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: I will always be there for you.<\/p>\n<p>My mother: I thank you from the bottom of my heart, my beloved Son!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>18. Nochmals herzlichen Dank f&uuml;r alles! (Thanks again for everything!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anna: Mein Aufenthalt hier in dieser Air-BnB-Wohnung war wirklich fantastisch. Nochmals herzlichen Dank f&uuml;r alles!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>AirBnB: Das ist doch gerne geschehen. Vielen Dank f&uuml;r die gute Bewertung.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>19. Danke im Voraus! (Thank you in advance)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ich: Hey Mum, kannst du mir heute Abend bitte etwas kochen? Vielen Dank im Voraus!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meine Mutter: Klar, ist doch kein Problem mei lieber Sohn!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Me: Hey Mum, can you please cook me something tonight? Thank you in advance.<\/p>\n<p>My mother: Sure, it&rsquo;s no problem, my beloved son.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>20. Vielen Dank f&uuml;r alles! (Thank you so much for everything!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paula: Unsere Ferien mit Euch haben wirklich Spass gemacht! Nochmals Vielen Dank f&uuml;r alles!<\/p>\n<p>Chris: Das sehen wir genau so. Waren echt sehr sch&ouml;ne Ferien. Gerne wieder!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paula: Our holidays with you guys were really fun! Thanks again for everything!<\/p>\n<p>Chris: That&rsquo;s exactly how we see it! It&rsquo;s been a very enjoyable holiday! Let&rsquo;s do that again some time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>21. Ich bin Dir\/Ihnen\/Euch unendlich dankbar (daf&uuml;r)! (I am infinitely grateful to you)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Person A: Ich werde Ihren Sohn wie mein eigenes Kind behandeln!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Person B: Ich bin Ihnen unendlich dankbar (daf&uuml;r)!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Person A: I will treat your son just like my own child!<\/p>\n<p>Person B: I am infinitely grateful to you (for that)!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>22. Ich bin zu Tr&auml;nen ger&uuml;hrt! (I&rsquo;m moved to tears!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Person A: Ich bin 500 km weit gereist, nur um Dir zu sagen, wie sehr ich dich liebe!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Person B: Ich bin (wirklich) zu Tr&auml;nen ger&uuml;hrt! Wie romantisch du bist!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>23. Ich hab zu danken! (I&rsquo;ve got to thank you)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lisa: Ich danke Dir f&uuml;r den sch&ouml;nen Nachmittag!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Louis: Ich hab zu danken! Du hast mich ja schlie&szlig;lich eingeladen!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lisa: I thank you for the nice afternoon!<\/p>\n<p>Louis: I have to thank (you)! After all, you invited me!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>HOW TO SAY THANK YOU IN SWISS-GERMAN<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>24. Dank&auml;! (Thanks!) [same as Danke in High German]<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Peter:Hey D&auml;nu, dank&auml; no einisch viu mau f&uuml;r dis Geburtstagsgsch&auml;nk!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel: Das isch doch g&auml;rn gscheh Peter!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter: Hey, Daniel! Thanks again for the birthday present!<\/p>\n<p>Daniel: You are very welcome!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>25. Vile Dank! (Many thanks!) [same as Vielen Dank in High German]<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tina: Hey Thomas, ig ha dir &ouml;ppis feins us dr Beckerei mitbracht!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thomas: Vile Dank! Chunnt gad zur r&auml;chte Zit, ha huere hunger!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tina: Hey Thomas, I brought you something from the bakery shop.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas: Many thanks! I am very hungry right now, so that&rsquo;s well appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>26. Ganz h&auml;rzl&auml;ch&auml; Dank!&nbsp; (Thank you so much!) [same as Vielen herzlichen Dank in High German]<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kevin: Die Bluem&auml; hie ufem Tisch si de &uuml;brigens f&uuml;r di!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Christine: Ganz h&auml;rzl&auml;ch&auml; Dank. Die si w&uuml;rklech mega sch&ouml;n!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kevin: By the way, the flowers on the table are meant for you!<\/p>\n<p>Christine: Thank you so much! They are sooo beautiful!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>27. Merci viu mau! (Many thanks!) <\/em><em>[same as Danke vielmals in High German]<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Petra: Chasch mr bitte 10 Franke uslehne?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Me: Ja sicher, kes problem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Petra: Merci viu mau!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Petra: Can you please lend me 10 francs?<\/p>\n<p>Me: Of course. No problem at all.<\/p>\n<p>Petra: Thanks a lot!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remarks:<\/span> Merci is widely popular in Switzerland as well. And not only in the french part of Switzerland but also in the Swiss-german region of Switzerland people like to use Merci to express their thanks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>HOW TO SAY THANK YOU IN GERMAN WRITTEN CORRESPONDANCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>28. Ich m&ouml;chte mich an dieser Stelle noch einmal ganz herzlich bei Ihnen f&uuml;r (XYZ) bedanken&hellip;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>(I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for [XYZ])<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Example: (This is how you could use this phrase in a Thank-you note or any kind of letter where you would like to thank the other person for something<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sehr geehrter Herr Bachmann<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Die Kerzen, die neulich bei Ihnen bestellt habe, sind nun angekommen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ich m&ouml;chte mich an dieser Stelle noch einmal ganz herzlich bei Ihnen f&uuml;r den tollen Service und die schnelle Lieferung bedanken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mit freundlichen Gr&uuml;&szlig;en<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Marcel<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr. Bachmann<\/p>\n<p>The candles that I ordered from you the other day have arrived.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for the great service and fast delivery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Marcel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>29. Ich m&ouml;chte mich bei Ihnen ganz herzlich f&uuml;r XXX bedanken.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>(I would like to thank you very much for [XYZ])<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can use #29 just as #28.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>30. Ich m&ouml;chte mich nochmals mit Nachdruck bei Ihnen bedanken.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>(I would like to thank you once again with emphatic thanks.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can use #30 just as #28 or #29.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>31. Mit bestem Dank (With our best thanks)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sehr geehrter Herr Spar<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r Ihre Mail.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Wir haben die Offerte f&uuml;r die Reparatur unseres Audio A8 erhalten. Die Kosten entsprechen in etwa dem, was wir erwartet haben. Wir werden die Offerte mit Sicherheits akzeptieren und Sie werden in K&uuml;rze wieder von uns h&ouml;ren.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mit bestem Dank [und freundlichen Gr&uuml;&szlig;en],&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Caroline Beeli<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr. Spar<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for your mail.&nbsp;We have received the offer for the repair of our Audio A8. The costs are roughly what we expected. We will certainly accept the offer and you will hear from us again shortly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With our best thanks [and kind regards],<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Beeli<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>32. Ich steh f&uuml;r immer und ewig in deiner Schuld! (I owe you forever and ever!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hans: Ich bin dir so dankbar, dass du die letzten 10 Jahre auf meinen Sohn aufgepasst hast. Ich stehe f&uuml;r immer und ewig in deiner Schuld! (ok, Hans was maybe not the greatest father one would say&hellip;)<\/p>\n<p>Elle: Emma ist wirklich ein s&uuml;&szlig;es Kind. Die Zeit mit ihr war wundersch&ouml;n und ging zu schnell vor&uuml;ber.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Hans: I am so grateful to you for taking care of my son for the last 10 years. I am in your debt forever and ever! (ok, Hans was maybe not the greatest father one would say&hellip;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ella: Emma is really a sweet kid. The time with her was beautiful and passed too quickly.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remarks:<\/span> This expression is obviously very formal and you would very rarely hear it in everyday speech. In writing, this expression is rarely used as well, as its intensity of gratitude is just waaay too exaggerated.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>DIFFERENT THANK YOUS FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>33. <em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r Ihren Anruf.&nbsp; (Thanks for calling)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example (channel: E-mail):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sehr geehrte Frau Klaus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r Ihren Anruf. Wie am Telefon besprochen, werde ich die Ware in den kommenden Tagen auf die Post bringen und versenden.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mit freundlichen Gr&uuml;&szlig;en,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ester<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mrs. Klaus<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for calling. As discussed on the phone, I will ship the goods in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely, Ester<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>34. <em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r Ihre Gastfreundschaft! (Thank you very much for your hospitality.)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anna: Nach diesen zwei sch&ouml;nen Wochen, ist es nun f&uuml;r mich an der Zeit zu gehen. Vielen Dank f&uuml;r Ihre Gastfreundschaft!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Herr Peters: Das ist doch gerne geschehen!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anna: After these two nice weeks, it&rsquo;s time for me to go. Thank you very much for your hospitality!<\/p>\n<p>Mr Peters: You are welcome!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>35. <em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r die sch&ouml;ne Zeit! (Many thanks for the nice time!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bernd: Ich muss jetzt wieder zur Arbeit. Vielen Dank f&uuml;r die sch&ouml;ne Zeit!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anita: Danke, gleichfalls! Hat mich auch sehr gefreut!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bernd: I have to get back to work now. Many thanks for the nice time!<\/p>\n<p>Anita: Thank you, as well! I also had a great time!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>36. <em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r die M&uuml;he! (Many thanks for the effort!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel: Den Rest kann ich alleine machen. Vielen Dank f&uuml;r die M&uuml;he!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Johanna: Bitte, gerne geschehen!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Translation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daniel: I will do the rest of it on my own. Thank you very much for the effort!<\/p>\n<p>Johanna: You are welcome, it was my pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>37. <em>Vielen Dank f&uuml;r den sch&ouml;nen Abend (Thank you very much for a wonderful evening)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Clara: Vielen Dank f&uuml;r den sch&ouml;nen Abend, Bryan. 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