How to say “thank you” around the world
309 languages · 309 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 谢谢 | xièxie | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | thank you | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | gracias | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | धन्यवाद | dhanyavād | Indo-European |
| Arabic | شُكْرًا | šukran | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | ধন্যবাদ | dhonnobad | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | terima kasih | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | obrigado | Indo-European | |
| French | merci | Indo-European | |
| Russian | спаси́бо | spasíbo | Indo-European |
| Japanese | ありがとう | arigatō | Japonic |
| Marathi | धन्यवाद | dhanyavād | Indo-European |
| Swahili | asante | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | teşekkür ederim | Turkic | |
| Telugu | ధన్యవాదాలు | dhanyavādālu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 谢谢 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 고맙습니다 | gomapseumnida | Koreanic |
| German | danke | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | cám ơn | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | நன்றி | naṉṟi | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 多謝 | do¹ ze⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | شُکْرِیَہ | śukriya | Indo-European |
| Italian | grazie | Indo-European | |
| Gujarati | આભાર | ābhār | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | مُتِشَکِرَم | motešakeram | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 多謝 | to-siā | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 恁仔細 | án-chṳ́-se | Sino-Tibetan |
| Jinyu Chinese | 谢谢 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Hausa | na gode | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ | dhanyavāda | Dravidian |
| Polish | dziękuję | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ẹ ṣé | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 多谢 | do¹ sie⁴ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | നന്ദി | nandi | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ | dhanyabāda | Indo-European |
| Burmese | ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် | kye:ju:tangpatai | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | شكرا | šukran | Afro-Asiatic |
| Igbo | daalụ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | дя́кую | djákuju | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | rahmat | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | مَهِرْبانِي | mahirbānī | Indo-European |
| Romanian | mulțumesc | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | dank je | Indo-European | |
| Amharic | ኣመሰገናልሎ | ʾamäsägnaləlo | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | ขอบคุณ | kɔ̀ɔp-kun | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | melesi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | хва́ла | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | អរគុណ | ʼɑɑ kun | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | mahadsanid | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | sag boluň | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | धन्यवाद | dhanyavād | Indo-European |
| Assamese | ধনাবাদ | dhonabad | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | ඉස්තුති | istuti | Indo-European |
| Greek | ευχαριστώ | efcharistó | Indo-European |
| Northeastern Thai | ขอบใจ | kɔ̀ɔp jai | Tai-Kadai |
| Kurdish | spas | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | شُكْرًا | šukran | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | ташаккур | tašakkur | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ | dóinnobad | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | сізге рахмет | sizge raxmet | Turkic |
| Hungarian | köszönöm | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | urakoze | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | ngiyabonga | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | zikomo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | me da wo ase | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | تشکر | tašakór | Indo-European |
| Czech | děkuji | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | رەھمەت | rehmet | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | dankie | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 謝謝 | siâ-siâ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | mèsi | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | tack | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | təşəkkür | Turkic | |
| Iloko | agyamanak | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | благодаря́ | blagodarjá | Indo-European |
| Hiligaynon | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | enkosi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Belarusian | дзя́куй | dzjákuj | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | የቐንየለይ | yäx̣änyäläy | Afro-Asiatic |
| Central Kurdish | سوپاس | supas | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱥᱟᱨᱦᱟᱣ | sarhav | Austroasiatic |
| Kikuyu | thengiũ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | tak | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | ďakujem | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | kea leboha | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Finnish | kiitos | Uralic | |
| Lao | ຂອບໃຈ | khǭp chai | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | takk | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | рәхмәт | räxmät | Turkic |
| Catalan | gràcies | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | aguyje | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | grazzi | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | рахмат | rahmat | Turkic |
| Swiss German | danke | Indo-European | |
| Tswana | ke a leboga | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Armenian | շնորհակալություն | šnorhakalutʻyun | Indo-European |
| Balinese | suksma | Austronesian | |
| Lithuanian | ačiū | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | tenkyu | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | gràzzie | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | მადლობა | madloba | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | teurimong geunaseh | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | faleminderit | Indo-European | |
| Luo | erokamano | Nilotic | |
| Mongolian | баярлалаа | bajarlalaa | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Bikol | Dyos mabalos | Austronesian | |
| Galician | grazas | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | hvála | Indo-European | |
| Iban | terima kasih | Austronesian | |
| Batak Toba | mauliate | Austronesian | |
| Esperanto | dankon | Artificial Language | |
| Kʼicheʼ | maltiox | Mayan | |
| Macedonian | благодарам | blagodaram | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꈀꎭꀕ | kax shaw | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | mersì | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | grassie | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | dwgrengz mwngz loz | Tai-Kadai | |
| Afar | gadda ge | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Latvian | paldies | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | agradiseyki | Quechuan | |
| Chechen | баркал | barkal | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Estonian | aitäh | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | рәхмәт | räxmät | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ | thugs rje che | Sino-Tibetan |
| Tausug | magsukul | Austronesian | |
| Central Okinawan | 御拝でーびる | nifēdēbiru | Japonic |
| Kachin | chyeju kaba sai yaw | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Frisian | tanke | Indo-European | |
| Nias | saohagölö | Austronesian | |
| South Sudanese Creole Arabic | shukran | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kalmyk | ханҗанав | xanjanav | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Avar | баркала | barkala | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Basque | eskerrik asko | Isolates | |
| Ga | shidaa | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Chuvash | тав | tav | Turkic |
| Welsh | diolch | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | níib óolal | Mayan | |
| Lü | ᦍᦲᧃᦡᦲ | yiinḋii | Tai-Kadai |
| Picard | merchi | Indo-European | |
| Rusyn | дя́кую | djákuju | Indo-European |
| Batak Karo | bujur melala | Austronesian | |
| Morisyen | mersi | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | mèrsi | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | merci | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | тхьауегъэпсэу | tḥawujeğɛpsɛwu | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Maltese | grazzi | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | sağ ol | Turkic | |
| Occitan | mercé | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | nais tuqe | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | merçì | Indo-European | |
| Mari | тау | tau | Uralic |
| Asturian | gracies | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | баһыыба | bahïïba | Turkic |
| Samoan | fa'afetai | Austronesian | |
| Mingrelian | მარდი | mardi | Kartvelian |
| Fijian | vinaka | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | ޝުކުރިއްޔާ | šukuriyyā | Indo-European |
| Icelandic | takk | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | marahaɓa | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Karachay-Balkar | сау бол | sau bol | Turkic |
| Tuvinian | улуг өөрдүм | ulug öördüm | Turkic |
| Udmurt | тау | tau | Uralic |
| Tyap | n gwai | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nama | gangans | Khoe-Kwadi | |
| Laz | დიდი მარდი | didi mardi | Kartvelian |
| Dzongkha | བཀའ་དྲིན་ཆེ | bka' drin che | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܬܲܘܕܝܼ | tawdī | Afro-Asiatic |
| Māori | kia ora | Austronesian | |
| Abkhaz | иҭабуп | itabupʼ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | mālō | Austronesian | |
| Navajo | ahéheeʼ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Komi | аттьӧ | atťö | Uralic |
| Corsican | grazie | Indo-European | |
| Irish | go raibh maith agat | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | mersi | Indo-European | |
| Gilbertese | ko rabwa | Austronesian | |
| Aromanian | efharisto | Indo-European | |
| Breton | trugarez | Indo-European | |
| Erzya | сюкпря | śukpŕa | Uralic |
| Paiwan | masalu | Austronesian | |
| Võro | aiteh | Uralic | |
| Faroese | takk | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | māuruuru | Austronesian | |
| Marshallese | kom̧m̧ool | Austronesian | |
| Scottish Gaelic | tapadh leat | Indo-European | |
| Southern Altai | быйан болзын | bïyan bolzïn | Turkic |
| Chuukese | kinisou | Austronesian | |
| Sanskrit | धन्यवाद | dhanyavāda | Indo-European |
| Dungan | дуәще | duəxiə | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | engraziel fetg | Indo-European | |
| Karelian | passibo | Uralic | |
| Plains Cree | kinanâskomitin | Algic | |
| Ladin | giulan | Indo-European | |
| Pohnpeian | kalahngan | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | mahalo | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | giitu | Uralic | |
| Palauan | sulang | Austronesian | |
| Central Yupik | quyana | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Svan | ივასუ ხარი | ivasu xari | Kartvelian |
| Western Apache | ahíyi'é | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | dźakuju so | Indo-European | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎬ | analiheligv | Iroquoian |
| Nuristani Kalasha | ṣëṣü bü | Indo-European | |
| Chipewyan | mársı | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Louisiana Creole | mèsi | Indo-European | |
| Niuean | fakaaue | Austronesian | |
| Choctaw | yakokí | Muskogean | |
| Nheengatu | kwekatú | Tupian | |
| Hopi | kwakwhay | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Lower Sorbian | źěkujom se | Indo-European | |
| Jejueo | 고맙수다 | gomapsuda | Koreanic |
| Rapanui | māuru-uru | Austronesian | |
| Mohawk | niá꞉wen | Iroquoian | |
| Tokelau | fakafetai | Austronesian | |
| Ludian | spassibo | Uralic | |
| Moksha | сюконян пек | śukonän pek | Uralic |
| Karao | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Lakota | philámayaye | Siouan | |
| Mòcheno | gèltsgott | Indo-European | |
| Manx | gura mie ayd | Indo-European | |
| Dogrib | ması̀ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Veps | kitän | Uralic | |
| Pipil | payush | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Istro-Romanian | huåla | Indo-European | |
| Northern Mansi | пумасипа | pumasipa | Uralic |
| Chilcotin | sechanalyagh | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Tlingit | gunalchéesh | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Lule Sami | gijtto | Uralic | |
| Gwichʼin | hąįʼ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Cornish | meur ras | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | gæjhtoe | Uralic | |
| Kwakʼwala | ǥilakas'la | Wakashan | |
| Kildin Saami | пассьпе | pass’p’e | Uralic |
| Pacific Gulf Yupik | quyanaa | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Skolt Sami | späʹsseb | Uralic | |
| Pela | a³¹kju̠⁵⁵ kɔ̠³⁵ vɛ³⁵ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Narrinyeri | anu nginti | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Inari Sami | takkâ | Uralic | |
| Halkomelem | hoy chexw | Salishan | |
| Aleut | qaĝaasakuq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Straits Salish | HÍ SW̱ KE | Salishan | |
| Udihe | асаса | asasa | Tungusic |
| Ume Saami | gijtuov | Uralic | |
| Cayuga | nya꞉węh | Iroquoian | |
| Oneida | ya꞉wʌ́ | Iroquoian | |
| Prussian | dīnkaui | Indo-European | |
| Pite Saami | gijto | Uralic | |
| Kiowa | áho | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Manchu | ᠪᠠᠨᡳᡥᠠ | baniha | Tungusic |
| Ainu | イヤイラィケレ | iyairaykere | Ainu |
| N||ng | aio | Tuu | |
| Chamicuro | osolopaki | Arawakan | |
| Adangme | mo tsumi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Aklanon | saeamat | Austronesian | |
| Gheg Albanian | tu rrit nera | Indo-European | |
| Ambonese Malay | dangke | Austronesian | |
| Guadeloupe-Martinique Creole French | mèsi | Indo-European | |
| Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache | ixehe | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Jicarilla Apache | ihéedń | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Aramaic | ܬܘܕܝ | tawdi | Afro-Asiatic |
| Min Bei Chinese | 多謝 | do̿-ciā | Sino-Tibetan |
| Coptic | ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ | tišephmot | Afro-Asiatic |
| Deori | churomde | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Arpitan | grant-marci | Indo-European | |
| Pular | a jaraama | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Yuwaalaraay-Gamilaraay | maarubaa nginda | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Gothic | 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐍃 | þagks | Indo-European |
| Ancient Greek | εὐχαριστῶ | eukharistô | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | qujanaq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Hanunoo | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Inuktitut | ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ | qoyannamiik | Eskimo-Aleut |
| North Alaskan Inupiatun | quyanaq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Javanese | hatur nuwun | Austronesian | |
| Kankanaey | namwaw | Austronesian | |
| Kazym-Berezover-Suryskarer Khanty | пумасипа | pumasipa | Uralic |
| South-Central Koongo | ntondele | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Latin | benignē dīcis | Indo-European | |
| Livonian | tienū | Uralic | |
| Low German | ik danke | Indo-European | |
| Moselle Franconian | merci | Indo-European | |
| Malagasy | misaotra | Austronesian | |
| Malay | terima kasih | Austronesian | |
| Classical Nahuatl | tlazohcamati | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Tundra Nenets | ӈарка вада | ŋarka wada | Uralic |
| Nuu-chah-nulth | ƛ̕eeko | Wakashan | |
| San Francisco Bay Ohlone | 'alšip-mak | Miwok-Costanoan | |
| Ojibwa | miigwech | Algic | |
| Church Slavic | благодарѭ | blagodarjǫ | Indo-European |
| Omaha-Ponca | wiblaho | Siouan | |
| Oromo | maharaba | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Iron Ossetian | бузныг | buznyg | Indo-European |
| Eastern Panjabi | ਸ਼ੁਕਰਿਆ | śukriā | Indo-European |
| Western Panjabi | شُکریا | šukriya | Indo-European |
| Romblomanon | salamat | Austronesian | |
| North Slavey | máhsı | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Slave | máhsı | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Sundanese | nuhun | Austronesian | |
| Surigaonon | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Tagalog | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Talaud | tarima kase | Austronesian | |
| Tandaganon | salamat | Austronesian | |
| Tz'utujil | maltiox | Mayan | |
| Ulithian | hosa hachigchig | Austronesian | |
| Unami | wanìshi | Algic | |
| Wolof | jéréjëf | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Yiddish | אַ דאַנק | Indo-European | |
| Dimli | teşekur kenam | Indo-European |