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How to Say ‘Thanks for your message.’ in German

Danke für deine Nachricht.

DAHN-kuh fyr DY-neh NAHKH-rikht

[DAHN-kuh fyr DY-neh NAHKH-rikht]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Dating apps in Germany default to du, even among strangers. Using Sie here would sound oddly stiff.

Phrase Breakdown

Danke

[DAHN-kuh]

thanks

A common way to express gratitude.

Example

Danke für das nette Gespräch gestern.

Thanks for the nice conversation yesterday.

für deine Nachricht.

fyr DY-neh NAHKH-rikht

for your message.

'für' has the rounded 'ü' sound. In 'Nachricht', the first 'ch' is throaty (after 'a') and the second is soft (after 'i').

Example

Danke für deine Hilfe.

Thanks for your help.

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

deine

[DY-neh]

your

Informal 'your' for feminine nouns.

Example

Wo ist deine Kamera?

Where is your camera?

Nachricht

[NAHKH-rikht]

message

A written note, text, or email.

Example

Deine Nachricht kam genau richtig.

Your message came at just the right time.

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