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How to Say ‘Thank you!’ in German

Danke dir!

DAHN-keh deer

[DAHN-keh deer]

💬 Usage Tip: dir is the informal "you" used after danke. With someone you call Sie, say Danke Ihnen.

Phrase Breakdown

Danke

[DAHN-keh]

thanks

A polite expression of gratitude, commonly used with patients, relatives, or colleagues.

Example

Danke, dass Sie pünktlich gekommen sind.

Thank you for arriving on time.

dir

[deer]

to you

The informal dative form of 'du', used in questions like 'Wie geht es dir?'

Example

Wie geht es dir? fragt nach deinem Befinden, und dir bedeutet 'to you'.

How are you? asks about your condition, and dir means 'to you'.

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