How to say it in English, thank you please. Expressing gratitude for gifts and kind words during the holidays

Hello, ladies and gentlemen! In today's article, we will look at phrases that will help us express gratitude during congratulations, official events and business meetings, learn how to respond to words of gratitude, and also how to thank a mentor, teacher or coach for helping us “improve” ourselves. So, let's go!

To express gratitude to English You can, of course, get by with two simple words “thank you.” But what to do when you need not just to thank, but really, from the bottom of your heart? How to thank for something specific? Should I say this in formal style or not? Answers to these questions await you below.

Phrases expressing gratitude in English

Thanks a million / a mill / a ton / a bunch / a bundle / a heap /- Thank you very much (colloquial version).
That's very kind of you. - You are very kind.
You're too kind. - You are very kind.
You're an angel. - You are an angel (pretty popular phrase in the USA).
I am very grateful to you. - I am very grateful to you.
Much obliged. - I am very obliged.
Can't thank you enough. - I don’t know how to thank you (a polite form often used in colloquial speech).
You shouldn't have.- It wasn’t worth it (if you want to politely show that the person did not need to worry, for example, about a gift or some kind of favor).
I owe you one. - I am your debtor (colloquial form, most often between friends).
(I)appreciate it. - (I) appreciate it (grateful, grateful).

Thanks a pantload!- Thank you so much (with sarcasm)!

Let's look at these phrases using examples in speech.

Using phrases of gratitude in speech

Mary, here is your coat. - Oh, that’s very kind of you, James!-Mary, here is your coat. - Oh, thank you, James!
I am very grateful for everything you have done for us.-I am very grateful for everything you have done for us.
I will come and help you with your project. - I will be very much obliged.-I'll come and help you with the project. - I would be very grateful.
Tea was just delicious! Exactly what I needed. I can't thank you enough!-The tea was simply excellent. Just what I needed. I don’t know how to thank you!
Jane, I was thinking here what to give you for your birthday and decided to get you a trip to San Diego. I know you"ve been dreaming about that for years. - Oh my God! Mark, that's too kind of you! You really shouldn't have! - Jane, I was thinking about what to give you, and decided to get you a trip to San -Diego I know you've been dreaming about this for years - Oh my god, you really shouldn't have been too kind to me!
Mike, I "ve sent you the photos from your wedding. - Awesome! Appreciate it, man!-Mike, I sent you a photo from your wedding. - Great! I appreciate it, man!

Expressing gratitude for gifts and kind words during the holidays

IN holidays we receive congratulations and gifts from friends, family and loved ones. Here are some phrases that will help you express gratitude to people who care about you on New Year, Birthday or Christmas.

• Thank you for your wishes and congratulations.

• Thank you for the gifts

• We express our gratitude in a letter (by SMS or on social networks).

• We express our gratitude to business partners, colleagues and clients in a formal style.

Don't forget about words of gratitude in business.

We thank our partners for their fruitful cooperation and assistance, our colleagues for their support and assistance in solving problems, our clients for their trust or patiently waiting for an order or completion of a transaction.

If you are talking to your boss and want to thank him for a promotion or professional advice, then you may need the following phrases:

• We thank the mentor, teacher, coach.

Throughout life we ​​learn something new and discover the unknown. Teachers, coaches and professors help us with this. With their help we achieve success in learning, work and life.

You can thank your mentor, teacher, coach or more experienced friend in the following way:

We have sorted out the words of gratitude, but how to respond to all this?

Let's look at the English analogues of the expressions “you're welcome”, “please”, “good luck” and “no need for gratitude”.

Responding to gratitude in English

Conclusion

By adding this list of words and phrases to your vocabulary, you can tailor it to your needs. Now, whenever you want to say thank you in English, you can do it with style and power! Synonyms simple words“Thank you” will help you with this matter, and responses to gratitude will not make you think. You got it!

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Very often we want to thank another person for something. Even just out of politeness, when accepting something, we often say “thank you.” How to say thank you in English? How can you express more gratitude?

Let's start with how to write "thank you" in English: there are two possible options, and both of them will be correct.

1. Thanks
2.Thank you

To find out the pronunciation of these words, we recommend using, for example, Google translator or other services. We have described in detail how this can be done in the instructions: . Or you can watch the short video below, from which you will also hear the correct pronunciation.

It would seem that for just one word there are already two variants of spelling and pronunciation. If this surprises you, you will now be even more surprised to learn how many different ways there are to say “ Thanks a lot"in English.

1. Thanks a lot
The simplest translation of the phrase “thank you very much” for those who are barely familiar with the English language, in my opinion. Because “big” means “big”, and “thanks”, as you already know, means “thank you”.
2. Thanks a lot
3. Many thanks
4. Thank you very much
5. Thank you so much

So choose any of the options you like, watch its pronunciation, memorize it.

If you want more

If you have learned the usual and most frequently used words of gratitude in conversation, and you want to diversify your speech even more, then perhaps you will like some of the phrases below.

I'm very grateful to you. I'm really grateful to you.
You are so kind. You are so kind.

How to say thank you at the end of a meal, for example, after having a delicious dinner at a party?
Thank you, it was delicious. Thank you, it was delicious.

How kind of you! How kind of you!
You are so kind! You are so kind!

How to thank for something specific? For example, for help:
Thank you for your help. Thanks for your help.

Often, when writing a letter or asking someone a question, you want to add “thanks in advance.” In English it is written like this:
Thank you in advance.

Possible answers

Surely it is possible that they thank you, but you don’t know.

You can say “please” in response, as many are accustomed to doing in Russian. In English it would be like this:
You are welcome!

Also, you might want to say the usual “you’re welcome”:
That's nothing.

I agree that the language should be practical. Take German, for example. There are only two ways to say “Delicious”: es is lecker and es schmeckt gut. All. Nothing more. I believe that the Germans initially wanted, in general, to leave only one thing, but then someone persuaded them. And they: “Well, okay, we’ll add one more, but this is the last!” But let's not forget about the beauty of the lexical diversity of the language and the possibility of choice.

Therefore, I try to let my students know not only individual words, but also synonyms for them, so as not to sound boring and not repeat the same thing forever. For this purpose, from time to time I provide synonymous series, in which, of course, only the most frequently used words are present. For example, many people are fed up with “awesome” at every turn. In one of the articles we gave many slang synonyms for this word, you can read it.

When we're talking about When expressing gratitude, the usual “Thank you” is certainly sufficient. But how wonderful it is when a person knows how to express his thoughts in several ways. After all, you and I are not machines, and our language is not some dry code. In ordinary communication, it is not only what you say that is valued, but also how you say it. The beauty of sentence construction and the rich vocabulary(the main thing here is not to overdo it and start sounding like an overripe lady who has read 18th-century literature) make a completely different impression on your audience.

Nobody disputes that the British are one of the most polite nations, regardless of whether their politeness is sincere or not. As a rule, she is still sincere. Therefore, it is not surprising that the number of ways to express gratitude, apology, requests, timid offers and the like in their language is quite impressive. Moreover, all of them are actively used in everyday life. Some of them are specific to a particular situation, but they are usually used interchangeably.

Let's first take a look at a few ways to express gratitude in English:

Thank you / Thank you very much / Thanks / Thanks a lot- standard “thank you”.

That's very kind of you- You are very kind

From the same opera:

It’s awfully kind / nice of you- You are very kind (sounds very British).

You're too kind.- You are very kind!

You're an angel.- You are an angel. Popular expression in the USA.

I am very grateful to you- I'm really grateful to you. A more formal expression, you won’t always use it. I very often use it “behind the scenes” when I say that I am grateful to such and such a person for something that he did

I am really grateful for everything you have done for us (I am really grateful for everything you have done for us).

We are grateful for your help. Please come back soon! (We appreciate your help. Please come back soon!)

Much obliged- I am grateful. There is some formality here. Used in the same way as our “appreciated”.

“I will come and help you with your project.” - “I will be very much obliged.” (I'll come and help you with the project. - I'd appreciate it.)

Can't thank you enough- I don’t know how to thank you. A polite form often used in colloquial speech.

Tea was delicious and exactly what I needed. I can't thank you enough! (The tea was very tasty. Just what I needed. Thank you!)

You shouldn't have- There was no need. Used in situations where, for the sake of the protocol, you want to say that the person should not have given you something or done something nice. You need to appear modest.

“Jane, I was thinking what to give you for your birthday and decided to get you a trip to France. I know you have been dreaming about for a long time.” - “Oh, wow! Mark, that’s awfully kind of you. You really shouldn’t have!” (Jane, I was thinking about what to get you and decided to get you a trip to France. I know you've been dreaming about it for a long time. - Wow! That's very nice of you, Mark. You shouldn't have!)

Thanks a million- Thank you very much (spoken)

I appreciate it- Thank you (American). If you've ever been to the United States, you've likely been surprised by the frequency with which Americans use this phrase. Left and right!

“Mike, I sent you the photos from your wedding.” - “Great, I appreciate it.” (Mike, I sent you a photo from your wedding. - Great, thanks.)

I owe you one- I'll owe you. Spoken form, most often between friends.

However, it is not enough to know how to say “thank you” in a beautiful and varied way in English; you also need to be able to correctly respond to gratitude. There are quite a few methods, and their use sometimes depends on the situation. Let's take a look at some of the most popular:

You're welcome- Please. This answer, I believe, ranks first in terms of frequency of use. Please note that by saying “You’re welcome,” you acknowledge your merits. I suppose it’s the same as with the Russian “Please”.

“Thank you for recommendations.” - “You're welcome.” (Thanks for the recommendations. - You're welcome.)

Not at all- No thanks required (Brit.)

That's all right- Do not mention it

“The TV you fixed works perfectly well! I can’t thank you enough!” - “That’s all right” (The TV you fixed works great! Thank you very much! - No thanks needed.)

you are welcome Don’t mention Not at all That’s all right

Anyone can say “thank you” in English, even those who have never learned English. But answering “thank you” correctly is not such a simple task: a very common mistake is answering “please”. The confusion stems from the fact that this word is indeed translated as “please”, but not in the meaning that would be appropriate in in this case. This should be thoroughly understood. Russian word“Please” has more than one meaning.

Thank you in English and how to respond

Polysemantic words (homonyms) are not uncommon in the Russian language, but, unlike other homonyms such as key, spit, floor, the differences in the meanings of this word are not so specific (this is not a clear graphic, but a delicate watercolor), and we, as a rule, We don’t pay attention to these shades. Let's listen! The first meaning – “do a good deed” – is used when we make a request. In English this is the same “please”. “Please, open the window. “Please open the window.” Agree that in response to “thank you” it would be completely inappropriate to answer “do a good deed”, and therefore “please” cannot be said, but this word is added to every request, even in cases where in Russian this “please” sounded would be strange, for example: “Do you know what time it is, please? “The second meaning is “here you are” - when we are asked to give something, and we hold out this thing and say - Here you are (hie yu a). - Here you go, please. Another situation is very close in meaning: we are asked to do something, and we agree: Could you help me? (where yu help mi) - Could you help? – Yes, certainly (yes, sertenly). - Yes, please. And finally, the third meaning is the response to gratitude. We already know that please cannot be answered. How should and what is customary to say in this case? And here we must note with regret that the English language has not yet found one universal formalized answer (such as the Russian “please”, in which not everyone will hear its original meaning - an invitation to “welcome”). So what do the British say? Dozens of different answers, usually short phrases with different meaning. So what can we, the poor, do in this difficult situation? First, let's try to bring all the answers into the system, dividing them into blocks according to their values. Then in each block we select one expression to remember. Let's put it on last place. Most often, the answers mean “no need to thank me, there’s nothing to thank for, it’s nothing.” In English it sounds like don`t mention it (daunt mansion it); never mind (neve mind), not at all (note this ol), that`s really nothing (deaths riel nating). The last expression is divided into numerous options, from which we will take - it was nothing (it is taking away nating) and, finally, the shortest it`s nothing (its nating). But here are the answers with similar meanings: “it was not difficult for me to do it, everything is fine”: it was no trouble at all (it’s taking away know trouble at all); it was no bother (it’s taking away know bade); it`s all right (its all right). And as the next step - “I was pleased to help you” - in English: I`m glad that I could help (aym glad death ah kud help); it was a real pleasure for me to help you (it is taken away e rial pleje fo mi tu help yu) and the last is my pleasure (may pleje). And these two answers sound beautiful and are easy to remember, but, alas, they are not used very often: anytime (enitime) - at any time (lit.); thank you - thank you (lit.), with emphasis on the second word. And although it is too early to sum up the final results of the competition, a leader in popularity has emerged in this hit parade - You`re welcome (уа у welcome) - welcome (lit.) meaning “you are always welcome”. Note that this meaning coincides with the Russian “please” and it (the meaning), as in Russian, is increasingly disappearing from the phrase - it is just a replica-label. This remark is also suitable for translating Russian “to your health”, a response to words of gratitude for food.

Don"t mention it or you"re welcome - this is what they say in response to gratitude.

you’re welcome - no need!

London is the capital of Great Britain

please - Please thank you - thank you

please come in - will you step inside?
come in, please - will you come in?
please sit down - won’t you take a chair
please give me - could you give me…
please call - would you mind ringing
stop it please!  - do give over!
please!, I beg you!  - Pray!
please, no tricks - don’t try any tricks
please calm down!  - Pray, be calm!
take a seat, please - pray take a seat

shut the door (please) - shut the door, will you?
please no nonsense!  - no nonsense now!
please open the window - oblige me by opening the window
don't be secretive, please!  -Don’t be so secretive!
as much as you like; please - as much as you like
please close the door!  - just shut the door!
please close the door - oblige me by closing the door
please hold your tongue - be kind enough to hold your tongue
please pass me the salt - may I trouble you to pass the salt?
I beg you very much!, please!  - I pray!
Please; if possible; thank you - thankee you
please write to me in the future - be so good to continue to write me letters
please /just/ don’t drink me - now don’t nag!
please don't lose your temper!  - now don’t get into a state!
wait a moment, please - just wait a moment, will you?
please tell me what time it is?  - will you tell me the time?
hold your tongue, please - would you mind holding your tongue?
ladies, please come in!; ladies first - ladies first!
please (in response to an expression of gratitude) - you are welcome
please take it!; eat, please don't be shy!  - help yourself!

20 more examplescollapse here, please - step this way, please
please write - please write
please come in

sit down please!  -please keep your seat
come in please
please go away!  -go away please!
(be) quieter please!  - no noise, please!
please sit down - please sit down /take a seat/
please pay - please pay
please wait - please wait
please repeat that
please don’t cry - please don’t cry
please note that - please note that
pour me, please - please fill my glass
please send me - will you please send me
I beg you; please - pretty please
please don't be late - please, be punctual
tell (me), please - please tell me
please!, be kind!  -please!
please listen to me - please do listen to me
please introduce me - please, take in my name
please, no flowers - please omit flowers
please come soon!  -please come quick!
two coffees, please - we’ll have two coffees, please
please don't interrupt!  -please don’t interrupt!
please keep your voice down - please cushion your voice
let me through, please - please, let me get by
give us the ball, please - Can we have our ball back, please?
please let me pass - please let me pass
a) speak out, please!; b) please speak louder/clearer/!  - speak out, please!

27 more examplescollapse

please let me know - kindly let me know
please say hi to them from me - remember me kindly to them
please accept this expression of my cordial thanks

How do you say "please" in response to "thank you" in English?

There are assorted English ‘pleases’.

In English, the word please is just as important as in Russian. And so let’s get down to “politeness issues” right now and see how please is said in English and how English please differs from Russian.

But before moving on to the English language, let's first see in what situations the word "please" is used in our Russian language.

Here they are, these situations:

1) When we want to politely ask someone for something;
2) When we hand something to someone or pass it from hand to hand;
3) When we respond to gratitude with “thank you.”

And in Russian, in all these three cases we use the same word.

This word is: please.

Now let's see how to say this in English and what it means " English difference"between three please in English.

So, with the first situation (a polite request) everything is so simple that you can’t even imagine it being simpler. - The most used here ordinary word please - please.

Here's an example:

Give me the bill, please.

Give me the bill, please.

Now we move on to the second situation, when we hand something to someone.

And here we can’t get by with just one word (as in the case of please - thank you).

Here we need a special offer (albeit a very small one).

Here you are.

By the way, in the situation of transferring something, so to speak, “from hand to hand,” you may also come across this sentence:

Here you are.

As you just saw, this sentence is translated exactly the same as “here you are”.

But there is still a difference between these two very similar sentences.

The sentence there you are is used quite rarely and only in cases where the thing that has just been transferred (temporarily!) is returned back to its rightful owner.

This will be clearer with an example.

So the situation is this - at the airport (at customs control) they ask you for a passport for verification and registration:

Your passport, please.

Your passport, please.

And you can submit your passport for verification with the following words:

Please.

But when the customs officer returns your documents back, he may tell you:

Please.

True, in colloquial speech the sentence “there you are” is not used very often.

And I told you about this proposal only so that you would be “in the know” and not be surprised when you hear it.

But usually, when transferring objects from hand to hand, they simply use the sentence here you are.

Well, we've sorted out the two English words please.

As for the “third please” (response to gratitude), this is a topic for a separate discussion.

Although, of course, in practice (when communicating in English), in most cases one simple sentence-answer is enough.

You are welcome!

Please!

Well, if we consider this topic in more detail, we can say that the British “got overboard” here and, for all the time they have been using the English language, they have come up with a whole bunch of different options for responding to gratitude (the most varying degrees politeness).

But, as I said just above, this is already a topic for one of the following lesson notes.

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Add - translation into English with examples

add, append, add to, supplement, throw in, tag, tack, top up, eke

Add|æd|   -  add, add, add, add, fold, increase
add interest - to add interest
add dropwise - add dropwise
add portionwise - add portionwise

no need to add… - needless to add…
add water (to smth.) - to add water (to smth.)
add interest to the capital - add the interest to the capital
add an inhibitor in the reaction stock
add sulfur compounds to manufactured gas
add the finishing touches to something, finish something off; finish / finish / sth.  - to put /to give/ the finishing /the final/ touches to smth., to add the final touch to smth.

6 more examplescollapse - append |əˈpend|   -  add, append, attach, concatenate, add to the end
- add to  -  add, increase
- supplement |ˈsʌplɪmənt|   - supplement, replenish, add
- throw in |ˈθroʊ ɪn|   -  add, throw, throw in, insert, turn on
- tag |tæɡ|   -  add, bind, fasten, attach a label, label
- tack |tæk|   - maneuver, add, baste, attach, attach
- top up |ˈtɑːp ʌp|   - top up, add, refuel, refuel, top up, fill up
- eke |iːk|   -  add
- subjoin |səbˈjoin|   - attribute at the end, add

add an entry - to give / include an entry
add inch by inch - to inch out
add an antiknock agent to gasoline - dope petrol with an antiknock agent
add cognac to coffee; add cognac to coffee - qualify coffee with cognac
add an anti-knock additive to gasoline - dope petrol with an anti-knock agent
stay at work; stick; add - stick on
add fresh fuel to the reactor; boost a reactor - spike a reactor
increase by one; add or subtract; add one - add-or-subtract

Related words or rarely used in this meaning

Eke out  - to eke out, replenish, replenish
- ship |ʃɪp|   -load goods, board a ship, become a sailor, set
- replenish |rɪˈplenɪʃ|   - replenish, refuel, refill
- added |ˈædəd|   - added, added, added

Please in English

As you probably already know, words like “please” and “thank you” have very great value in English. For example, many who have already visited the UK have noticed how often these two words are used by the British in everyday speech. In fact, every conversation is peppered with these “thank you” or “please”. You may not expect anything good if, when you ask a British person for some favor, you do not “decorate” your request with these words.

Today we will talk about different ways of expressing gratitude in English. Everyone knows that you can say thank you with the words “thanks” or “thank you” (slightly more formal) - this is the most common option.

1. Thanks a lot, (2) Thanks very much, (3) Thank you very much, or (4) Thank you so much

These are the first four ways to express gratitude or politeness in English. Since they are similar, we will not talk about each of them in detail, but consider them as a group. Here are examples of their use:

Thank you so much for helping me out today.
Thank you very much for helping me today.

‘You’re looking well.’ ‘Thanks.’
"You look good." "Thank you".

Thank you very much for dinner – it was great.

Thank you very much for dinner - it was amazing.

Thanks a lot for looking after the children.
Thank you very much for looking after the children.

Thanks very much for making dinner tonight.
Thank you very much for making dinner today.

5. Thanks a bunch

This is an informal version of "thank you", but can sometimes be used in a sarcastic manner in response to ill will or refusal of help ("thanks a lot" and "thanks very much" can also be used in such cases).

Examples:

You told Tony what I told you in confidence? Thanks a bunch!
Did you tell Tony what I told you in confidence? Well thank you!

Thanks a lot for spoiling my evening.
Thank you very much for ruining my evening.

6. Much obliged

It is a very formal expression of gratitude for something someone has done for you.

Examples:

I am much obliged to you for your patience during the recent difficulties.
I thank you very much for your patience in the face of recent difficulties.

“You can use the facilities while you are in the club.” “Much obliged.”
"You can have all the comforts while you're at the club." “Much grateful.”

7. You’ve saved my life and (8) I owe you one/I owe you big time

With the help of these informal expressions, we thank those who helped us out in a difficult situation.

Examples:

Thanks for giving me a lift to the station. You saved my life.
Thanks for dropping me off at the station. You saved my life.

Thanks for the advice. I owe you one.
Thanks for the advice. I will have to.

Thanks for helping me out with the essay. I owe you big time.
Thanks for helping me with my essay. I owe you a lot.

9. Cheers

Another informal way of thanking someone, often used in British English. Many people learning English have adopted this word and use it in written English, which is completely inappropriate. Please remember that "cheers" is used in informal situations, so it should not be used in letters to people you do not know or in business correspondence.

‘Here’s that book you wanted to borrow.’ ‘Oh, cheers.’
“Here is the book you wanted to take.” "Oh, thank you."

“Would you like a drink?” “That'd be great. Cheers."
“Would you like a drink?” “That would be nice. For your health."

10. You shouldn't (have)

This phrase of gratitude is relevant when someone gives you a gift and you are very surprised by it.

Oh, Martin, what lovely flowers. You shouldn't have!
Oh Martin, what lovely flowers. You shouldn't have done this!

You shouldn't have

11. You're too kind

This polite way of expressing gratitude can sometimes sound insincere (depending on who is saying it).

Thank you for the glowing praise. You're too kind.
Thank you for such praise. You're too kind.

Using "You're too kind"

12. I’d like to thank…

This phrase is used to thank someone in formal addresses (for example, at the Oscar ceremony).

I’d like to thank everyone for coming along and supporting us today.
I would like to thank everyone who came and supported us today.

13. Many thanks

A formal way of saying “thank you,” used in emails and letters.

Many thanks for the lovely present.
Thank you for the nice present.

This list is complete, but that doesn't mean there are no more words to express gratitude in English. Surely you know a few more of these words and phrases. If anything, you will learn more when you meet native speakers. But for now, try to remember what was offered today. This will greatly diversify your English speech and will help you sound much more interesting.

Finally, we invite you to watch a short video that will allow you to work on your pronunciation and remember a couple more “thank yous” in English.