The standard Italian way of saying "Thank you" is to say "Thank you", but there are other ways to add emphasis and sincerity to the sentiment. There are also different ways of saying "You're welcome", that is "Prego" in Italian. This article lists the most common ways that are good to know.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Simple Thanks
Step 1. Saying a simple "Thank you" is the easiest way to express thanks in Italian
- The term is used as an interjection for "Thanks" or "Thank you".
- A rough pronunciation of "Thank you" is "gra-zee", but a slightly more accurate pronunciation would be "graht-see-eh".
Step 2. Say "No thanks" to decline an offer
If you need to reply to someone with a polite "No, thank you", you can simply do so by adding "no" before the Italian word "thank you".
- "No" has the same meaning in Italian as in English.
- Pronounce the sentence as "no graht-see-eh".
Method 2 of 3: Add Emphasis
Step 1. Thank you very much with "Many Thanks"
This is the simplest way to say "Many thanks" in Italian.
- "Many" is Italian for the English word "many".
- Pronounce "Many Thanks" as "mole-teh graht-see-eh".
Step 2. Give a thousand thanks with "Thank you very much" or "Thank you very much"
Translated loosely, these words mean "thank you very much". More literally translated, they mean "thanks a thousand times" or "a thousand thanks".
- "Mille" is the Italian term for "thousand".
- The reverse order of words can also be used to express the same sentiment.
- Pronounce "Thank you very much" as "graht-see-eh mee-leh".
Step 3. Use "Thank you very much" seriously and sarcastically
More often than not, the phrase is used seriously as if to say "Thank you very much".
- The phrase can also be used with sarcasm to say "Thank you very much" in response to a joke or offense.
- In itself, "many" means "many" or "very".
- Pronounce "Thank you very much" as "graht-see-eh tahn-teh".
Step 4. Try "Thank You So Much" or "Thank You So Much"
Both phrases mean "Thank you so much", but the former is quite informal, while the latter is more formal.
- The words "ti" and "la" are both used to say "you", but "la" is more formal.
- "Tanto" means "much" or "a lot".
- "Thanks" means "thank you".
- Pronounce "Thank you so much" as "tea reen-graht-see-oh tahn-toe".
- Pronounce "Thank you so much" as "la reen-graht-see-oh tahn-toe".
Step 5. Express further thanks with "Thank you so much"
The phrase roughly means "Thank you very much" or "Thank you so much", but more literally translates to "infinite thanks".
- "Infinite" means the same thing in Italian as in English.
- Pronounce "Thank you so much" as "graht-see-eh een-feen-eet-ay".
Step 6. Choose "Thank you for everything" when you have a lot to be thankful for
The phrase is used to say "Thanks for everything".
- ”Di” means "of" or "for".
- "All" means "all" or "everything".
- Say “Thank you for everything” as “graht-see-eh dee too-toh”.
Step 7. Show sincerity with "Thank you very much"
The phrase roughly means "Sincerest thanks" or "Thank you very much".
- "Heart" means "heart" or "core". When used with "di" it means "of the heart", "heartily" or "sincerely".
- Pronounce "thank you very much" as "graht-see-eh dee quoar-ay".
Method 3 of 3: Respond to a Thank You
Step 1. Reply with "Please"
The easiest way to say "You're welcome", "Not at all" or "Don't mention it" is with the Italian interjection "Prego".
- In another context, "You are welcome" can also be used to say "Please".
- The correct pronunciation of "Prego" is "pray-goh".
Step 2. Use "Nothing special"
This response is used to say "Do not mention it". The implication is that the favors you are thanked for are your pleasure to do.
- The sentence is difficult to translate literally. "Non" means "not", "there" means "there", "di" means "of" or "for" and "che" means "taht", "what" or "which".
- The general sentiment of the sentence is simply "Don't mention it" or "It's nothing".
- Pronounce this sentence like this: “noan cheh dee kay”.
Step 3. Choose "No Problem"
This sentence translates to "No problem".
- "Problem" means "problem".
- This phrase translates a little more smoothly to "No problem" or "There is no problem".
- Pronounce this phrase as "noan cheh pro-yuck-mah".
Step 4. Respond with "Of what?
". This question means" For what? ". In other words, you are telling someone" It was nothing ".
- "What" means "what" or "thing".
- Pronounce this question as "dee kay causa".
Step 5. Answer "Nothing"
This simple answer essentially means "It was nothing" but literally translates more to "Of nothing".
- "Nothing" means "nothing".
- Pronounce this statement "dee ne-ehn-tay".
