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

十種用英文說“Thank You”的方式 — 怎樣感謝他人和回復

Hi, I’m Justin.

嗨，我是Justin。

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

歡迎來到Oxford Online English！

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

在本節課裡，您可以學到怎麼 用英文感謝他人。

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

您會學到在正式的、中性的或非 正式的場合裡說感謝的不同方式。

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

您也會看到怎樣確定您感謝某人 或回應他人感謝您時，您聽起來

or respond to a thank-you.

有禮貌和自然。

Ready?

準備好了嗎？

Let’s get going!

我們開始吧。

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.

在這裡，您看到了在正式場合裡 感謝某人的不同方式。

Can you remember any of the phrases you heard?

您能記得任何您聽到的片語嗎？

In a formal situation, you could say:

在一個正式場合，您可以說：

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的後面，您可以用一個名詞， 或者一個動名詞，像是這個：

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後面，您可以用一個 名詞，或者that加一個子句。

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.

在某人感謝您時，您需要回應。

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

最基本的方式是說You’re welcome。

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

但是，在更正式的場合，您可以做什麼？

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

在一個真的正式場合，回應的最常用 方式是因為其他某件事情

for something else.

而感謝對方。

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

例如，在一個對話裡，您聽到一個人說：

Thank you very much for the invitation.

Thank you very much for the invitation.

The other person replied:

對方回答說：

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,

您可以在正式場合使用片語像是 you’re welcome或者it’s my pleasure，

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

但是，加多一個感謝也是很好的。

Alternatively, you could say something like this:

或者，您可以說某些像是這樣的：

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.”

說某些像這樣的是說“Stop being so serious and formal.”的一種方式。

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

它告訴對方不需要用一個很 正式的方式去感謝您。

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

這裡是一個重點：記住正式語言 不一定總是更有禮貌的。

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

如果您在錯誤的場合使用的話，正式語言 可以聽起來有點冷淡或有點距離。

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

在一些公司或工作的場合，您也許 需要正式的thank-yous，儘管現在

have a more relaxed personal culture these days.

很多公司有一個輕鬆的個人文化。

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

您或許也在一些社交場合使用它們， 例如，在您不熟悉的人的一場

know the people very well.

婚禮或一個聚會上。

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

大部分時候，您會需要用 中性的thank-you片語。

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?

我們用一個問題開始：“中性” 意思是什麼？

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

“中性”描述那些既不是正式的 也不是非正式的語言。

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

中性語言是您可以在幾乎任何 場合使用的簡單語言。

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

在對話裡，您聽到了使用中性 語言來感謝某人的三種方式，

three responses you can use when someone thanks you.

以及在別人感謝您時，您 可以使用的三種回復。

Do you remember the phrases you heard?

您還記得您聽過的片語嗎？

To thank someone using neutral language, you could say:

要使用中性語言來感謝 某人，您可以說：

Thanks for…

Thanks for…

Thank you!

Thank you!

Or, thanks!

或者thanks!

To respond, you could say:

要回復，您可以說：

No problem!

No problem!

You’re welcome!

You’re welcome!

Or, my pleasure!

或者my pleasure!

Easy, right?

容易，對嗎？

Neutral language is the most common form.

中性語言是最常用的方式。

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

您也可以在中性場合看到互動是很短的。

In formal situations, you need to speak more.

在正式的場合，您需要講更多。

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.

這是正式的，您可以看到它很長。

In a neutral situation, you can just say:

在一個中性的場合，您可以只說：

Thanks for letting me borrow your camera!

Thanks for letting me borrow your camera!

It’s much shorter and simpler.

那更短、更簡單！

Next, what about informal situations?

接下來，非正式場合呢？

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!

您可以在非正式場合看到那個， 您可能通常根本不說感謝！

You use informal language with people you know well.

您對那些您很熟悉的人用非正式語言。

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

在這些場合，您通常不需要 保持傳統的有禮貌。

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

所以，您或許用製造一個噪音、 笑一笑、點點頭或某些

like that.

像那樣的另一種方式說感謝。

You can use thanks in informal situations.

您可以在非正式的場合說thanks。

In British English, you can say cheers.

在英式英語裡，您可以說cheers。

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

在非正式場合裡，您通常不會回應 一個“感謝您”，所以，您不要用

phrases like you’re welcome or my pleasure.

像you’re welcome或my pleasure那樣的片語。

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

當然，這取決於場合與人。

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

如果您不確定，使用中性語言： 說thanks或者thank you。

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

現在，您看到了怎樣在正式的、中性的 和非正式的場合用英文感謝他人。

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

語氣正確是很重要的，但是，在您 口說感謝某人時，

when you thank someone in spoken English.

有另一個重要的要點。

Can you guess what I mean?

您能猜到我的意思是什麼嗎？

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.

當然，在您感謝某人時， 整個重點是要有禮貌。

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

您選擇的單字和片語是重要的， 但是，您的語調甚至

significant.

可能是更重要的。

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

您在對話裡看到有不同語調 的相同片語可以有

intonation.

十分不同的意思。

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

如果您的語氣和身體語言不搭配 您的單字，使用有禮貌的

words.

片語沒有任何意義。

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

如果對您那麼說，您知道我不是 有禮貌的，我使用很正式的

very formal language.

說法並不重要。

Similarly, if you hear: Wow!

類似地，如果您聽到： Wow!

Thanks!

Thanks!

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

說法是很不正式的，但是，語氣 聽起來是真誠的，因此，是有禮貌的。

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

然而，聽起來很振奮或很真誠並非 總是更好的：如果您過度

intonation, it can sound fake.

用語調，它聽起來有點假。

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

您要讓您的說法和您的語調與場合 搭配，那麼您用英語感謝他人時，

polite and natural when you thank people in English!

您會聽起來是有禮貌的和自然的。

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

現在，我們想知道某些事情：您 可以用多少種講法來說thank you？

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

在留言板裡告訴我們，我們看看 誰知道最多不同的講法！

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