Meaning of THANKS AGAIN - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So thanks again for watching these videos.
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I'm sure in English you already know how to say "thank you" or "thank you very much" but
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it's customary in English to thank someone again if they give you something really, really
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nice or if they do something really nice for you.
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So let's imagine that your sister gave you a really, really nice gift for Christmas.
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When you get the gift you would say, "Thank you so much this gift is awesome!
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You are awesome!"
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But when you see you sister again a few weeks later it would be very nice to say, "Thanks
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again!"
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You would say, "Thanks again for the gift that you gave me at Christmas.
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It really meant a lot to me."
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So to thank someone and then to thank them again is just very polite in English.
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Have a great day!
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