So I finished my Thesis.. I still got to fix some stuff after my Teacher reads it.. Im sure.. But it's 99% done, let's say!!! I can't believe it.. its just surreal.. I'd like to thank the universe and every single person that has helped me cuz i really trully thought I would never make it..!!! This is a list of THANK YOUS in a lot of different languages.. just because Im happy :)
- Afrikaans (Africa) - Dankie
- Albanian - Faleminderit
- Arabic - Sukran
- Arabic - Shukran Gazillan (Thank you very much)
- Armenian - shur-nur-ah-gah-lem
- Australian - Thoinks, Moite!
- Basque Country (between France and Spain) - Eskerrik asko (Thank you very much)
- Bengali - Dhannyabad
- Bulgarian - Blagodaria
- Bosnia - Hvala
- Burma(Myanmar) - Jae Zu Din Pa De (Thank you)
- Cameroon (Duala) - Na som (thanks)
- Cameroon (Duala) - Na som djita (Thank you very much)
- Cantonese - M'goy (sp? -- thank you for the service)
- Cantonese - Do jey (sp? -- thank you for the gift)
- Catalonia (catalan) - gràcies [grah'-si-es] estandard
- Catalonia (catalan) - moltes gràcies [many thanks]
- Catalonia (catalan) - merci [mer'-si] very colloquial
- Cherokee Nation - Wado (Thank you)
- Cherokee (Eastern) - Skee (Thank you)
- Chinese (Mandarin) - Xie_Xie (shieh shieh)
- Chinese (Cantonese) Mh goi (m-ghoh-ee) (informal: thanks)
- Chinese (Cantonese) Do jeh (tou yeh) (formal: thanks)
- Cook Islander - Kia Manuia
- Croatia - Hvala Czech – Dekuji (deh'-ku-yih)
- Danish - tak (tahg)
- Dutch - dank U wel (dahnk you well) (formal: thank you very much)
- Dutch - bedankt / dank je wel (dahnk ye well) (informal: thanks) - WEL is 'good', like "I wish you well"
- Dutch - Dank U zeer / duizend maal dank (thank you VERY much) - a superlative and used when you get stuck in a thunderstorm, then lost, mugged, robbed, etc. And someone helps you. Only then. ZEER is 'very'. JE and U are 'you', but informal and formal. (still alive in old english like in 'ye olde'). "Duizend maal" means a 'thousand times'.
- Dutch - hartelijk dank (thanks from the heart) Another formal form used in contexts like: "thanks for coming/inviting" (to a wedding, birthday party) or when receiving a formal present. English - Thanks awfully, old boy
- Esperanto - Dankon (thank you)
- Esperanto - Dankegon (thank you very much)
- Estonia - Aitäh
- Ewe Togo (Africa) - Akpé (Appé)
- Ewe Togo (Africa) - Apké na wo (Thanks to you)
- Fijian - Vinaka
- Fijiab - Vinaka vaka levu (Thank you very much)
- Finnish - kiitos (kee'-toas)
- Fon Benin (Africa) - Kpè nu wé
- French - merci (mehr-see')
- French - Merci Madame - Thanks (to a woman)
- French - Merci Mademoiselle - Thanks (to a young girl)
- French - Merci Monsieur - Thanks (to a man)
- F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia) - Hvala
- Gambia (Mandinka) - Abarka
- Georgia(Sakartvelo) - madlobt (thank you)
- Georgia(Sakartvelo) - didi madloba (thank you very much)
- German - Danke (dahn'-kuh)
- German - Danke schoen (literally: nicely thank you, outdated)
- German - Danke sehr (Thank you very much)
- German -Vielen Dank (Many Thanks)
- Greek - Efharisto (ef-har-ris-tou')
- Greek - Efkaristo poly
- Guarani - Aguije (ah-we-JAY) native indian language of Paraguay and Western Brazil
- Guinea (Mandinka) - Abarka
- Gujarathi (India) - Aabar
- Hawaiian - Mahalo
- Hebrew - Toda (toh-dah')
- Hebrew - Toda raba (thank you very much)
- Hindi (India National Language) - Dhanyavaad
- Hindi - Shukriyaa
- Hungarian - Köszönöm (kuh'-suh-nuhm)
- Icelandic - Þakka þér fyrir
- Icelandic - Takk (informal)
- Indonesian - Terima kasih (teh-ri-mah kah-sih)
- Indonesian - Terima Kasih Banjak/Banyak (Both pronounced bunyuk - Thank you very much)
- Iran (Persia) - Moteshakeram (formal)
- Iran (Persia) - Merci (informal - just like french but r in this word is pronounced as /r/ )
- Irish - Go raibh maith agat ( Thank you "Go - Rev - Mah - Agut") (literally, may you have good things)
- Irish - Go raibh mile maith agat ( Thank you very much "Go - Rev - Meela - Mah - Agut") (literally, may you have a thousand good things)
- Irish (Northern) - Nice one bro'r, or Cheers mucker!
- Italian - Grazie (grahts'-yeh)
- Italian - Grazie tanto (many thanks - cordial version)
- Italian - Mille Grazie (a thousand thanks)
- Japanese - Arigato (ah-ree-gah'-toh) or A_Ree_Ga_Tou_Go_Zai_Ma_Su
- Japanese - Domo arrigato
- Javanese - Matur nuwun
- Jive - Thanks mon - Appropriate only if directed to a male
- Kannada (India) - Dhan-ya-vaadaa (spoken in S India, in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India.)
- Konkani (West coast - Konkan coast of India - It also is the state official language of Goa) - Dev boren koru (thank you - literally means " May God do good to you" as that is the way we thank people. )
- Korean - Kamsa hamaida (kam'-sah hum-nee-dah' ) - Paldies
- Lithuanian - Achu
- Luganda (Uganda) - Waybale (Thank you)
- Luganda (Uganda) - Waybale Nyo (Thank you very much)
- Malayalam (South Indian Language) - Nandi
- Malayalam (India) - Nani
- Malaysian - Terima Kasih ("Tay ree ma Kaa seh")
- Mali (Mandinka) - Abarka
- Mandinka - Abarka (language of West Africa; The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea and Mali)
- Maori - Kia
- Manuia Nepali -- (Nepal National Language) - Dhan-ya-vaad New Zealand - Cheers - LOL
- New Zealand - Kiaora Koe (NZ Maori)
- New Zealand - Kiaora Korua (NZ Maori)
- New Zealand - Kiaora Koto (NZ Maori)
- New Zealand - Kiaora Tatou (NZ Maori)
- Nigeria (Hausa) - Na gode
- Norwegian - Takk (tahkk)
- Oman - Shakkran
- Palauan - soolong (Republic of Palau)
- Paraguay (Guarani) - Aguije (ah-we-JAY)
- Persian/Farsi - Mam'noon or Mo'teshake'ram (Spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries)
- Philippines Tagalog - Salamat
- Philippines - Maraming Salamat (thank you very much)
- Polish - Dziekuje (dsyehn-koo-yeh)
- Portuguese - Obrigada (Female)
- Portuguese - Obrigado (Male) (oh-bree-gah'-doh)
- Portuguese - Muito Obrigado (Thank you very much)
- Portuguese - Muito Obrigado com Voce (have my personal thanks)
- Punjabi [ Pakistan and India] - Bhala Hove
- Qatar - Shakkran Romanian - Multumesc (phonetic: mooltzoomeask)
- Romanian - Va multumim frumos (great thanks)
- Russian - Spasiba (spah-see'-boh)
- Russian - Blagodaryu (a little official)
- Russian - Premnogo blagodaren (my greater thanks - words said to bosses by workers)
- Russian - Spasibo balshoye (big thanks)
- Samoan - Fa'afetai (fah-ah-feh-ta-e - thank you)
- Samoan - Fa'afetai tele lava (Thank you very much)
- Samoan - Talofa Saulteaux Indians (Manitoba, Canada) - Miigwech (meegweech) -- there are similar spellings in other native languages such as Cree, etc.
- Scottish - Cheers
- Scot's Gaelic (Informal) - Tapadh Leat (tah-puh let)
- Scot's Gaelic (Formal) - Tapadh Leibh (tah-puh lave)
- Scot's Gaelic (Many Thanks) - Moran
- Taing Senegal (Mandinka) - Abarka Serbo - Croat -Hvala Slovakia – Dakujem (deh'-ku-yem) South Africa - Dankie ("Dung-Key")
- South Africa - Baie Dankie (thanks very much - "Buyer Dung-Key")
- Spanish - Gracias (grah'-syas)
- Spanish - Gracias a todos (Thank you all)
- Spanish - Muchas gracias (thank you very much, literally: many thanks) While Dutch people scarcely use the superlative forms, the Spanish don't use the minimalistic forms much (mostly in informal context). In Spanish, when a flyer is shoved into your hands, its worth a 'gracias', you normally use 'muchas gracias'.
- Spanish - Muchisimas gracias (thank you VERY much) - to someone who was useful to you.
- Spanish - un millón de gracias (a million thanks) - for when someone saves your life.
- Spanish (Latin America, informal) - Te pasastes. (informal) <---- LOOL
- Spanish (Latin America, informal) - Se pasó. (formal) Which means "You went over the line", or "thanks for going out of your way to help me". When used, it will get you a smile, guaranteed.
- Sundanese - Nuhun
- Sunda - Hatur Nuhun
- Swahili - Ahsante (ah-sahn'-teh)
- Swahili - Ahsante Sana (Thank you very much)
- Swedish - Tack (tahkk)
- Swedish - Tack så mycket
- Tahitian - Maururu
- Tamil (India) - Nandri ("Nun-dry" spoken in South India, Singapore, Malaysia)
- Teenager - Telungu (South Indian Language)- Manjuthe
- Thai - Khob Khun Kha (Feminine) Thai - Khob Khun Krab (Masculine) Thai - Khop Khun Mak (Thank you very much) Thai - Khop Khun Mak Kha (Feminine) Thai - Khob Khun Mak Krab (Masculine) Thai - Khob Pra Khun Kha (Formal feminine) Thai - Khob Pra Khun Krab (Formal masculine)
- Tibetan - Thuk Ji Chhe
- Turkish - Tesekkurler ( teh-sheh-keur eh-deh-rim)
- Turkish - Çok tesekkur ederim (big thanks)
- Turkish - Saðol (thank you)
- Turkish - Saðolun (thank you - "saol")
- Turkish - Tesekkurler (thanks - "teshekkyurler")
- U.S. & Canada - Thank You United States (South) - Thanks y'all
- Ukranian - Dyakuyu
- Urudu (India) - Shukria
- Urudu (India) - Bahut Bahut Shukriyaa
- Urdu [Pakistan, India and Bangla Desh] - Maherbani
- Urdu (Pakistan) - Shukria
- Urdu (Pakistan) -Bahut Shukria ( Thank you very much)
- Urdu (Pakistan) - Bahut Bahut Shukria ( Thank you very very much)
- Uzbekistan (Uzbek) - Rahmat (Thanks)
- Uzbekistan (Uzbek) - Katta Rahmat (Thanks a lot)
- Vietnamese - Kam ouen Wales/Cymru - Diloch yn fawr (thank you very much)
- Wales/Cymru - Diolch (thanks)
- Xhosa (Africa) - Nkosi
- Yemen - Shakkran
- Yiddish - A dank
- Yiddish - Yasher Koach (KOY-ACH)
- Yoruba - Modupe
- Yugoslavia - Hvala
- Zulu - Ngiyabonga
Its not over yet, but Im almost there...!!!!