How To Say "Thank You" in French

If you are studying the French language or even just learning a few key phrases for a trip to a French-speaking country, you will need to learn how to say "Thank you." More than 265,000 million people speak French as either their first or second language. French is a national language in many countries, including France, Belgium, Canada, Haiti, Luxembourg, Switzerland and many countries in Africa.http://www.fll.vt.edu/French/francophonie.html Learning how to say thank you in French will be a necessity if you plan to visit any of those nations.

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To say "Thank you" in French, you will want to use the standard Merci (mair see) in most situations. To say "Thank you very much," you will want to use the phrase Merci beaucoup (mair see bo coo). You can use the phrase Merci bien (mair see bee ehn) to say "Thanks a lot," although, like in English this phrase can be used in a sarcastic manner. If you want to use the phrase "I thank you," you would say Jevous remercie (zhuh voo ruh mair see). The French phrase meaning "to thank someone" is Remercier quelqu'un (ruh mair see ay ah kell kuhn).http://french.lovetoknow.com/Thank_You_in_French

There are several phrases in French which convey a meaning of thankfulness or gratitude. If you want to use the expression "Thank God" in French, you would say Dieu merci (dee uh mair see). If you want to say "Thanks to" someone, you would say Grâce à (grahss ah). If you would like to say the word "thankful" with the meaning of "grateful," you would say Reconnaissant(e) de (reh con eh sont duh). "Thankful" meaning "relieved" is expressed as Soulagé(e) (soo lah zhay).http://french.lovetoknow.com/Thank_You_in_French

In addition to saying "Thank you," you will want to learn other words and phrases that convey politeness when speaking French. If you would like to say the phrase "That's kind of you," you would say C'est gentil de ta part (say gehn teel duh tah pahr). To say "Thank you in advance," such as at the end of letter in which you are requesting something, you would say Merci d'avance (mair see dah vahns). If you are declining something, the polite expression would be Non, merci (nong mair see) ("No thank you"). The phrase that most commonly is used with "thank you" is "please," which in French is S'il vou plaît (see voo play).http://french.lovetoknow.com/Thank_You_in_French http://www.languagehelpers.com/words/french/basics.html

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