10 Different Ways to Say "Thank you!" In English! - Learn English Vocabulary

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Today we're doing vocabulary on ways to thank someone!

Thank you

In this lesson we're only doing useful vocabulary

words we actually say

There are old-fashioned ways of thanking someone for example

"Much obliged" or

"Thank you kindly"

But these days you won't hear those, so I won't teach those

ok from formal to informal

Ways of thanking someone

Let's start with Formal, or someone does something really big for you

really special.

you'll want to say these things

"Thanks ever so much"

Pronunciation:

Repeat it with me

I'll use this expression for people who I don't really know

or if someone does something for me

which is so nice so special

or helps me with a big problem

"Thanks ever so much for your help!" for example

"I can't thank you enough"

Pronounciation: Link "You" and "Enough" with a /w/ sound

a /w/ will intrude, sounding like:

Of course it sounds more natural to make that /T/ in "can't" a glottal T

so all together it sounds like

Number three: "I appreciate it"

or modify it with "I really appreciate it"

this sounds very formal and it's great to use again with someone who you don't know

or if someone does something very special for you

and you want to give them a big "thank you!"

My natural pronunciation is London. Standard London.

and I would glottalise that final T

so it sounds like this:

I didn't say "Appreciate iT"

I glottalised the final T

"Appreciate it"

So for that natural sounding London accent

this is an option

"Wow I'm really grateful"

sometimes I hear this when someone receives a present

I personally don't like to say this because

Being grateful is not something you say about yourself

it's something you show through your actions

personally I don't like it

again to sound natural that T in "grateful" should be glottalised

it sounds quite strange if you say "I'm really graTeful"

No

and finally to give that big thanks to someone

to say "wow this was very special"

you can say

"Thanks, that means a lot to me" or "This means a lot to me"

So those are for formal situations or very big thank-yous

what about other situations?

Let's have a look!

if someone gives you a present a common response to this could be:

"Wow thanks, I mean, you shouldn't have, this must be very expensive!"

this expression is quite specific

to when you receive a present and you want to say

"You've spent too much money"

or "You did something and this is very nice

you did too much!"

then you can say "You shouldn't have!"

the standard way of ending an email with a thank-you is

"Many thanks, (your name)

but this is quite impersonal

so for your friends, for your family

no that sounds strange

but for a company

or to someone who you don't really know

then it's good

okay how about the quick informal ones?

those little interactions in your day where you want to give a quick thanks

Cheers

Yes, for drinks when we *Clink*

we say "Cheers"

but that's not the only use of "Cheers"

in fact it's the most common way to say "Thank you" in England

Pronunciation: It's flat, one syllable

and finally "thank you" or "thanks"

thanks is more common

and there's nothing wrong with just saying these

they're still fine, everyone uses them all the time

you can modify them

get a bit creative

for example when I leave a shop all the time I will say:

"Thanks a lot!"

and this is great this is fine for a quick fast interaction

where you need to say thank you in a polite way but quick

Let's modify it a bit more

you want to give an extra big thank you

Change "a lot" for "so much"

"Thanks so much"

again it's quick, but it's still a big thank you

and commonly you will hear "Alright brilliant, thanks"

But of course we don't pronounce it like that

Now you and me

We are British

Let's modify it a little more with a compliment

very commonly you will hear

"Oh you bought me an Xbox? Oh you legend, thank you!"

"You legend!" very common

it's usually shortened to:

"You lej/ledge! Cheers mate!"

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Wait, we're not finished yet

I mean, how do you respond to these thank yous?

What are you supposed to say from the other side?

Let's rewind this lesson!

How do you respond to these in a formal way?

you have these options

of course in school you're always taught:

"You're welcome"

or if you wanted to be super formal, you could add:

"You're QUITE welcome"

"Thanks ever so much!"

"You're quite welcome"

Another very formal one is:

"Don't mention it!"

It's a very formal way to say "You're welcome"

Other options are:

"Ah my pleasure!"

or

"Not at all"

Notice the catenation in "not at all"

it sounds more like:

"Thanks!" "Not at all!"

and the informal ways of responding to informal thank-yous

of course you have

"No problem"

my personal favourite is "No worries!"

"No worries!"

Australians, they are so so cool

I have heard Australians say "No wuzzers!"

Which is a modification of "No worries!"

I love this! I would say this if I had an Australian accent

because Australians are so cool!

I'm not Australian, they're cool

so I say "No worries!"

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