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How to Say ‘Thanks, you too!’ in German

Danke, dir auch!

DAHN-kuh deer owkh

[DAHN-kuh deer owkh]

💬 Usage Tip: "You too" uses dir, not du, because it's short for ich wünsche dir auch "I wish you too". With Sie it becomes Ihnen auch.

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.

dir

[deer]

to you

Dative pronoun meaning 'to you' in informal singular form.

Example

Ich sende dir später die Adresse.

I will send you the address later.

auch

[owkh]

too

Used in replies to mean the same to you or you too.

Example

Viel Erfolg beim Follow-up, Dir auch!

Good luck with the follow-up, to you too!

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