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Thanksgiving

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S – here are a few ways to say ‘thank you’ in different languages: 

  • Italian: Grazie (Grah-Tsee-Eh)
  • Swahili: Asante (Ah-San-Te)
  • Finnish: Kittos (Kee-Tohs)
  • Mandarin Chinese: Xièxiè (谢谢)(Shyeh-Shyeh)
  •  French: Merci (Mehr – See)
  •  German: Danke (Dahn-kuh)
  • Irish: Go raibh maith agat (Guh Rev Mah Ah-Gut)
  • Arabic: Shukran (شكرًا) (Shook-Rahn)
  • Hindi: Dhanyavaad (धन्यवाद) (Dhun-Yuh-Vaad)

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