How do you say Thank You in French?
The word is merci. On its own it is polite in any situation, and French has no separate formal version of it — the formality comes from what you add.
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Merci
mehr-SEE
Thank you — the everyday word.
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Merci beaucoup
mehr-SEE boh-KOO
Thank you very much.
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Merci infiniment
mehr-SEE an-fee-nee-MAHN
Thank you so much — warm, for a real kindness.
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Je vous remercie
zhuh voo ruh-mehr-SEE
Formal: “I thank you.” To someone you call tu: je te remercie.
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Merci mille fois
mehr-SEE meel FWAH
“A thousand thanks.”
3 translations in French
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Thank you is "Merci" (mehr see) and you could also say, "Merci beaucoup" (mehr see boo-koo) which is sort of like saying, "Thank you very much" in English.
Human translation riley
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"Merci beaucoup" - means: "many thanks" "Merci à tout" = Thanks to all "Vous ete si gentile, merci" = You are so kind, thank you.
Human translation peter
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i just wanted to share an example i found.
Merci à nos commanditaires importants.
converted from Engilsh: "Thank you to our important sponsors."Human translation Pauline Thurston
Use it in a sentence
- Thank you very much for your help.Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.
- Thank you for coming.Merci d’être venu.
- Thanks, that’s very kind.Merci, c’est très gentil.
- No, thank you.Non, merci.
Good to know
Use merci pour before a thing and merci de before a verb: merci pour votre aide, merci de m’avoir aidé.
Careful: answering an offer with merci alone often means “no thank you”. To accept, say oui, je veux bien; to decline clearly, non, merci.
Merci bien can sound sarcastic depending on tone, so merci beaucoup is the safer choice.
How to reply to “thank you”
| You’re welcome | De rien duh RYEN |
| You’re welcome (formal) | Je vous en prie zhuh voo zahn PREE |
| Don’t mention it | Il n’y a pas de quoi eel nyah pah duh KWAH |
| With pleasure | Avec plaisir ah-vek play-ZEER |