How To Say “You’re Welcome” In Different Languages
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You can respond to
"thank you"
in several ways, and one of them is by saying "you're welcome."
The best thing about saying “you’re welcome” is that it rolls
off your tongue easily. You’re welcome. You’re welcome. You’re
welcome. You’re welcome. Notice how this human auto-response is
spelled with
“you’re” instead of “your,”
that’s because “you’re welcome” is a contraction of “you are
welcome.”
The word “welcome” comes from the Old English word “wilcuma” —
meaning a desired guest. By the Middle Ages, the word was then
used to describe something
agreeable.
In the 15th century, the term was added to invitations that
express respect and
appreciation.
And, four hundred years later, the statement became well-known
as the go-to response to thank-yous. In some cases today, a
“you’re welcome” is even remarked as a
sassy
saying or a
gloat. But, that doesn’t matter because however you want to use it
is up to you. Just remember though, that the essence behind this
timeless phrase is all about recognizing
gratitude.
- English: You’re welcome (you’re welcome)
- French: Je vous en prie (jeh vous ehn pree)
- Japanese: どういたしまして (Dōitashimashite)
- Mandarin Chinese: 不客气 (Bù kèqì)
- Dutch: Graag gedaan (krak kedaan)
- Spanish: De nada (de nada)
- Portuguese: De nada (je nada)
- German: Gern geschehen (gern geshehen)
- Swedish: Varsågod (vasago)
- Norwegian: Værsågod (varsago)
- Hindi: आपका स्वागत है (aapaka svaagat hai)
- Turkish: Rica ederim (rija ederim)
- Greek: Παρακαλώ (parakaló)
- Finnish: Ole hyvä (oleh hehva)
- Polish: Proszę (proshe) / Nie ma za co (nye ma tza tso)
- Italian: Prego (prehgoh)
- Swahili: Karibu (karibu)
- Afrikaans: Dit is 'n plesier (dit is in plesier)
- Russian: Пожалуйста (pozhaluysta)
- Ukrainian: Прошу (proshu)
- Tagalog: Walang anuman (walang anuman)
- Danish: Det var så lidt (det var sa lit)
- Indonesian: Sama-sama (sama-sama)