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How to Say ‘Thank you for the invitation.’ in German

Danke für die Einladung.

Dahn-kuh fyr dee INE-lah-doong

[Dahn-kuh fyr dee INE-lah-doong]

💬 Usage Tip: You thank someone für "for" something, and the thing stays in its basic form: Danke für die Hilfe "Thanks for the help", Danke für Ihre Zeit "Thanks for your time".

Phrase Breakdown

Danke

[Dahn-kuh]

thank you

Gratitude expressed.

Example

Danke, das hilft.

Thank you, that helps.

für die Einladung.

fyr dee INE-lah-doong

for the invitation

'für' (for) takes the accusative case. Round your lips for the 'ü'. 'Ein' sounds like English 'eye-n'.

Example

Vielen Dank für die Einladung.

Many thanks for the invitation.

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Einladung

[INE-lah-doong]

invitation

A request to come to an event; feminine noun.

Example

Ich schicke dir eine Einladung.

I am sending you an invitation.

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