10 Ways to Say "Thank You" in English - How to Thank People and Respond

用英语说"Thank You"的十种方式 — 怎样谢谢人和回应别人的谢谢

Hi, I’m Justin.

嗨，我是Justin。

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欢迎来到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn how to thank people in English.

在本节课里，您可以学到怎样 用英语感谢他人。

You’ll learn different ways to say thank you in formal, neutral, or informal situations.

您会学到在正式的、中性的或非 正式的场合里说感谢的不同方式。

You’ll also see how to make sure you sound polite and natural when you thank someone,

您也会看到怎么确定在您感谢某人 或回应他人感谢您时，您听起来

or respond to a thank-you.

有礼貌和自然。

Ready?

准备好了吗？

Let’s get going!

我们开始吧。

I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work on this project.

I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work on this project.

I really appreciate the contribution you’ve made.

I really appreciate the contribution you’ve made.

Oh, well, that’s nice of you; thank you for saying so!

Oh, well, that’s nice of you; thank you for saying so!

Thank you very much for the invitation.

Thank you very much for the invitation.

It was our pleasure, and thank you for coming.

It was our pleasure, and thank you for coming.

I’m very grateful for all your help.

I’m very grateful for all your help.

Oh, don’t worry about it; it was nothing!

Oh, don’t worry about it; it was nothing!

Here, you saw different ways to thank someone in formal situations.

在这里，您看到了在正式场合里 感谢某人的不同方式。

Can you remember any of the phrases you heard?

您可以记得任何您听到的短语吗？

In a formal situation, you could say:

在一个正式的场合，您可以说：

I just wanted to say thank you for Thank you very much for…

I just wanted to say thank you for Thank you very much for…

I really appreciate…

I really appreciate…

I’m very grateful for…

I’m very grateful for…

After for, you can use a noun, or an -ing verb, like this:

在for的后面，您可以使用一个名词， 或者一个动名词，像是这个：

I just wanted to say thank you for your help.

I just wanted to say thank you for your help.

Or: I just wanted to say thank you for helping us.

或者： I just wanted to say thank you for helping us.

After appreciate, you can use a noun, or that plus a clause.

在appreciate后面，您可以使用一个 名词，或者that加一个从句。

For example:

例如：

I really appreciate your support.

I really appreciate your support.

Or: I really appreciate that you made such an effort to support me.

或者： I really appreciate that you made such an effort to support me.

When someone thanks you, you need to respond.

在某人感谢您时，您需要回应。

The most basic way is to say You’re welcome.

最基本的的方式是说You’re welcome。

But, what can you do in a more formal situation?

但是，在更正式的场合，您可以做什么？

In a truly formal situation, the most common way to respond is to thank the other person

在一个真的正式的场合，回应的最常用 方式是因为其他某件事情

for something else.

感谢对方。

For example, in one of the dialogues, you heard one person say:

例如，在一个对话里，您听到一个人说：

Thank you very much for the invitation.

Thank you very much for the invitation.

The other person replied:

对方回答说：

It was our pleasure, and thank you for coming.

It was our pleasure, and thank you for coming.

You can use phrases like you’re welcome or it’s my pleasure in formal situations,

您可以在正式场合使用短语像是 you’re welcome或者it’s my pleasure，

but it’s also good to add a second thank-you.

但是加第二个感谢也是很好的。

Alternatively, you could say something like this:

或者，您可以说某些像是这样的：

Oh, don’t worry about it; it was nothing!

Oh, don’t worry about it; it was nothing!

What do you think this shows?

What do you think this shows?

Saying something like this is a way to say, “Stop being so serious and formal.”

说某些像这样的是说“Stop being so serious and formal.”的一种方式。

It shows that the other person doesn’t need to thank you in a very formal way.

它告诉对方不需要用一个很 正式的方式去感谢您。

This is an important point: remember that formal language is not always more polite.

这里是一个重点：记住正式语言 不一定总是更有礼貌的。

Formal language can sound cold or distant if you use it in the wrong situation.

如果您在错误的场合使用的话，正式语言 可以听起来有点冷淡或有点距离。

You might need formal thank-yous in some companies or work situations, although many companies

在一些公司或工作的场合，您也许 需要正式的thank-yous，尽管现在

have a more relaxed personal culture these days.

很多公司有一个很轻松的个人文化。

You might also use them in some social situations, for example a wedding or party where you don’t

您或许也在一些社交场合使用它们， 例如，在您不熟悉的他人的一场

know the people very well.

婚礼或一个聚会上。

Most of the time, you’ll need to use neutral thank-you phrases.

大部分时候，您会需要使用 中性的thank-you短语。

Let’s look!

Let’s look!

Here’s your camera.

Here’s your camera.

Thanks for letting me borrow it!

Thanks for letting me borrow it!

No problem!

No problem!

Excuse me, where’s the entrance to the metro?

Excuse me, where’s the entrance to the metro?

It’s right there, just over the street.

It’s right there, just over the street.

Thank you!

Thank you!

You’re welcome!

You’re welcome!

How’d you enjoy the food?

How’d you enjoy the food?

It was great!

It was great!

Thanks!

Thanks!

My pleasure!

My pleasure!

Let’s start with a question: what does ‘neutral’ mean?

我们用一个问题开始：“中性” 意思是什么？

‘Neutral’ describes language which is neither formal nor informal.

“中性”描述那些既不是正式的 也不是非正式的语言。

Neutral language is the simple language which you can use in almost any situation.

中性语言是您可以在几乎任何 场合使用的简单语言。

In the dialogues, you heard three ways to thank someone using neutral language, and

在对话里，您听到了使用中性 语言来感谢某人的三种方式，

three responses you can use when someone thanks you.

以及在别人感谢您时，您 可以使用的三种回复。

Do you remember the phrases you heard?

您还记得您听过的短语吗？

To thank someone using neutral language, you could say:

要使用中性语言来感谢 某人，您可以说：

Thanks for…

Thanks for…

Thank you!

Thank you!

Or, thanks!

或者thanks!

To respond, you could say:

要回复，您可以说：

No problem!

No problem!

You’re welcome!

You’re welcome!

Or, my pleasure!

或者my pleasure!

Easy, right?

容易，对吗？

Neutral language is the most common form.

中性语言是最常用的方式。

You can also see that in neutral situations, the interactions are much shorter.

您也可以在中性场合看到互动是很短的。

In formal situations, you need to speak more.

在正式的场合，您需要讲更多。

For example:

例如：

I just wanted to say thank you for letting me use your camera.

I just wanted to say thank you for letting me use your camera.

It was a great help to me.

It was a great help to me.

This is formal, and you can see that it’s quite long.

这是正式的，您可以看到它十分长。

In a neutral situation, you can just say:

在一个中性的场合，您可以只说：

Thanks for letting me borrow your camera!

Thanks for letting me borrow your camera!

It’s much shorter and simpler.

那更短、更简单！

Next, what about informal situations?

接下来，非正式场合呢？

Your coffee’s ready.

Your coffee’s ready.

I put it on the table.

I put it on the table.

(mmm hmm)

(mmm hmm)

I got you a chocolate bar.

I got you a chocolate bar.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, thanks.

Did you get a haircut?

Did you get a haircut?

Looks good!

Looks good!

You can see that in informal situations, you often might not say thank you at all!

您可以在非正式场合看到那个， 您可能通常根本不说感谢！

You use informal language with people you know well.

您对那些您很熟的人用非正式语言。

In these situations, you often don’t need to be traditionally polite.

在这些场合，您通常不需要 保持传统的有礼貌。

So, you might say thank you another way, by making a noise, smiling, nodding, or something

所以，您或许用制造一个噪音、 笑一笑、点点头或某些

like that.

像那样的另一种方式说感谢。

You can use thanks in informal situations.

您可以在非正式的场合说thanks。

In British English, you can say cheers.

在英式英语里，您可以说cheers。

In informal situations, you often don’t respond to a thank-you, so you don’t use

在非正式场合，您通常不会回应 一个“感谢您”，所以，您不要用

phrases like you’re welcome or my pleasure.

像you’re welcome或my pleasure那样的短语。

Of course, this depends on the situation and the people.

当然，这取决于场合和人。

If you’re not sure, then use neutral language: say thanks or thank you.

如果您不确定，使用中性语言： 说thanks或者thank you。

Now, you’ve seen how to thank people in English in formal, neutral and informal situations.

现在，您看到了怎样在正式的、中性的 和非正式的场合用英语感谢他人。

It’s important to get the tone right, but there’s another point which is important

语气正确是很重要的，但是，在您用 口语感谢某人时，

when you thank someone in spoken English.

有另一个重要的要点。

Can you guess what I mean?

您能猜到我的意思是什么吗？

I bought you a present.

I bought you a present.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

I bought you a present.

I bought you a present.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

I bought you a present.

I bought you a present.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Of course, when you thank someone, the whole point is to be polite.

当然，在您感谢某人时， 整个重点是要有礼貌。

The words and phrases you choose are important, but your intonation is possibly even more

您选择的单词和短语是重要的， 但是，您的语调甚至

significant.

可能是更重要的。

You saw in the dialogues that the same phrase can have very different meanings with different

您在对话里看到有不同语调 的相同短语可以有

intonation.

十分不同的意思。

Using polite phrases means nothing if your tone and body language don’t match your

如果您的语气和身体语言不搭配 您的单词，使用有礼貌的

words.

短语没有任何意义。

For example: I’m so incredibly grateful for everything

例如： I’m so incredibly grateful for everything

you’ve done for me and I don’t know how I can ever thank you.

you’ve done for me and I don’t know how I can ever thank you.

If I say that to you, you know I’m not being polite; it doesn’t matter that I’m using

如果对您那么说，您知道我不是 有礼貌的，我使用很正式的

very formal language.

说法并不重要。

Similarly, if you hear: Wow!

类似地，如果您听到： Wow!

Thanks!

Thanks!

The language is more informal, but the tone makes it sound genuine, and therefore polite.

说法是很不正式的，但是，语气让它 听起来是真诚的，因此是礼貌的。

However, sounding more excited or sincere is not always better: if you overuse this

然而，听起来很振奋或很真诚并非 总是更好的：如果您过度

intonation, it can sound fake.

使用语调，它听起来有点假。

You need to match your language and your intonation to the situation, and then you’ll sound

您要让您的说法和您的语调与场合 搭配，那么您用英语感谢人时，

polite and natural when you thank people in English!

您会听起来是有礼貌的和自然的。

Now, we want to know something: how many different languages can you say thank you in?

现在，我们想知道某些事情：您 可以用多少种讲法来说thank you？

Tell us in the comments, and let’s see who knows the most different words!

在评论栏里告诉我们，我们看看 谁知道最多不同的讲法！

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