How to Say ‘No, thank you.’ in French
Non, merci.
NOHN mehr-see
[NOHN mehr-see]
🇫🇷 In France: [Non, merci.] is a completely normal polite refusal in cafés and shops. In France you usually do not need a longer softener like "I'm fine, thanks" here.
Phrase Breakdown
Non
[NOHN]
No
Used to politely refuse something when combined with merci.
Non, pour moi : Non, merci, sans sucre.
No, for me: no, thank you, without sugar.
merci
[mehr-see]
thank you
Adds politeness to a refusal, as in Non, merci.
Si on me propose du lait de vache, je réponds merci dans « Non, merci ».
If cow's milk is offered to me, I say thank you in 'No, thank you.'
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