English
Pronunciation
IPA|/θæ�ks/
SAMPA|/T{Nks/
audio|en-us-thanks.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
Old English þancian to give thanks, from P.Gmc. *thankojan, from *thankoz thought, gratitude, from Proto Indo European *tong- to think, feel.
Interjection
thanks
- Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
#:Could you give me a hand, please? � Yes, sure. � Thanks.
Derived terms
thanks a lot
Translations
Afrikaans: dankie
Arabic: t-|ar|ش�را|altش�ر�ا|tršúkran|sc=Arab
Bosnian: t-|bs|hvala
Catalan: grà cies, mercès, merci (not "mercÃ", a Gallicism)
Chinese: ��, 谢谢 (xièxie)
Croatian: t+|hr|hvala
Czech: dÃky
Danish: t+|da|tak
Dutch: bedankt, dank je
Filipino: salamat
Finnish: t+|fi|kiitos
French: t+|fr|merci
German: t+|de|danke
Greek: ε��α�ι��� (efkharistó)
Hebrew: ת���|תּ�ֹ�ָ� (toda)
Hindi: श���रिया (š�kriy�), धन�यवाद (��ny�vad) (both are polite)
Hungarian: köszönöm; köszi (informal)
Icelandic: takk (informal), takk fyrir (formal)
Indonesian: terimah kasih
Italian: t+|it|grazie
Japanese: t+|ja|�����|trarigat�|scJpan
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Jingpho: chyeju kaba sai
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س�پاس|trsopas|scKUchar
Latvian: paldies
Macedonian: �ала (fala)
Maltese: grazzi
Mongolian: ба��лалаа (bayarlalaa)
Norwegian: t+|no|takk
Persian: FAchar|����� (mamnôn), FAchar|سپاس (sp�s, sep�s)
Polish: t+|pl|dzi�kuj�
Portuguese: obrigado m, obrigada f
Russian: t+|ru|Ñ�паÑ�ибо|scCyrl (spasÃbo), t|ru|благодаÑ�Ñ�|scCyrl (blagodarjú)
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|hvala
Spanish: t+|es|gracias
Swahili: asante
Swedish: tack; tackar
Telugu: ధన�యవాదాల� (dhanyavaadaalu)
Turkish: te�ekküler
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ttbc|Albanian: faleminderit (2)
ttbc|Catalan: grà cies
ttbc|Cantonese: �� (dòh.je̿) (for something, usually a physical object); �該 (m.gòi) (for an act)
ttbc|Esperanto: dankon
ttbc|Estonian: aitäh, tänan
ttbc|Romanian: mul�umiri f|p, mul�umesc n (2), mersi n (2)
ttbc|Slovak: v�aka
Noun
thanks
- obsolete plural of|thank
- plurale tantum An expression of gratitude.
#:After all I�ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
- grateful|Grateful feelings or thoughts.
Derived terms
thanks to
Translations
trans-top|Expression of gratitude
French: remerciements m|p
German: Dank m, Danksagung f
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Portuguese: agradecimentos m|p
Russian: благода�но��� (blagodárnost�) f
Swedish: t+|sv|tack|n
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trans-top|Grateful feelings
Dutch: t+|nl|dank|m
French: t-|fr|remerciement|m
German: t+|de|Dank|m
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Portuguese: gratidão f
Russian: благода�но��� (blagodárnost�) f
Swedish: t+|sv|tack|n
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ttbc|Esperanto: dank' al
ttbc|Filipino: salamat
ttbc|Hungarian: köszönet, köszönhetöleg
ttbc|Latin: ob, propter
ttbc|Slovak: v�aka
ttbc|Spanish: gracias a
Verb
thanks
- third-person singular of|thank
Translations
Dutch: dankt (''when praying not to be confused with bedankt)
German: sich bedanken|er/sie bedankt sich, danken|er/sie dankt
Portuguese: t+|pt|agradecer|alt=agradece
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Category:Phrasebook
et:thanks
fa:thanks
fr:thanks
it:thanks
ku:thanks
ja:thanks
pl:thanks
simple:thanks
fi:thanks
sv:thanks
ta:thanks
te:thanks
vi:thanks
chr:thanks
zh:thanks
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