thank you

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English thanke yow; as with thank God, praise be to God, and praise the Lord, it was originally a present subjunctive form but is usually not parsed that way in current usage. It has also sometimes been parsed as a prodrop form of (present indicative) I thank you, a mechanism that may plausibly coexist with the other one (instances being variable). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thăngk′ yo͞o′ IPA(key): /ˈθæŋk ˌju/, /ˈðæŋk ˌju/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθæŋk ˌju/ (æ-tensing, New York City) IPA(key): [ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌju], [ˈt̪eɪ̯ŋk ˌju], (sometimes) [ˈðeɪ̯ŋk ˌju] === Interjection === thank you An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400] (often with yes) Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer. Near-synonym: please A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts. ==== Usage notes ==== Can also be used in response to an offer not accepted, as if standing for no thank you. For example, someone offered a bowl full of strawberries after having already eaten a hearty meal might respond with I'm full, thank you. ==== Alternative forms ==== thank u (eye dialect, chiefly Internet slang) thank ya (slang) thank ye (archaic) sank you (non-native) ==== Synonyms ==== cheers (informal) much appreciated gracias gramercy (archaic) much obliged ta (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) thank you very much thanks, thanks a bunch (informal), thanks a lot, thanks a million (informal), thanks very much ty (Internet, text messaging) See also Thesaurus:thank you See also you're welcome, a typical reply ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cantonese: thank you (feng1 kiu4) → Japanese: サンキュー (sankyū), サンキュ (sankyu), センキュー (senkyū) → Korean: 땡큐 (ttaengkyu) → Malayalam: താങ്ക്യൂ (tāṅkyū) → Mandarin: 三Q (sān kiù) → Tagalog: tenkyu ==== Translations ==== === Noun === thank you (plural thank yous) Alternative spelling of thank-you. === Further reading === Jennifer Runner (14 August 2016), “‘Thank you’ in more than 465 languages”, in Jennifer's Language Pages – Greetings in More Than 3000 Languages‎[1], archived from the original on 21 October 2016. == Chinese == === Alternative forms === thank Q, thank q, thankq thank橋 / thank桥, fan橋 / fan桥, 釘橋 / 钉桥, 頂轎 / 顶轿 === Etymology === Borrowed from English thank you. === Pronunciation === === Verb === thank you (Hong Kong Cantonese, sometimes humorous) to thank; to be grateful to thank you你 [Cantonese] ― feng1 kiu4 nei5 [Jyutping] ― thank you thank you you啦，一於噉話，thank you thank you [Cantonese, trad.]thank you you啦，一于噉话，thank you thank you [Cantonese, simp.]feng1 kiu4 -1 ju1 laa1, jat1 jyu1 gam2 waa6, feng1 kiu4 feng1 kiu4 [Jyutping]Thank you very much, that's how it'll be. Thanks, thanks. ==== Synonyms ==== 多謝 / 多谢 (do1 ze6) 唔該 / 唔该 (m4 goi1)