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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: dir auch is the informal reply. With someone you call Sie, say Ihnen auch instead.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans almost always return a good wish like this. Answering with just danke can sound a bit curt.

Phrase Breakdown

Danke,

DAHN-kuh

Thanks,

Standard way to say thank you. Stress the first syllable: DAN-ke. The final 'e' is a soft 'uh'.

Example

Danke für das Bier!

Thanks for the beer!

Words in this phrase

Danke

[DAHN-kuh]

thanks

A common way to express gratitude.

Example

Danke für das nette Gespräch gestern.

Thanks for the nice conversation yesterday.

dir auch!

deer owkh

you too!

Informal reply that returns a wish. 'dir' sounds like 'deer'. 'auch' ends in a throaty 'ch' as in Scottish 'loch'.

Example

Schönen Abend! – Dir auch!

Have a nice evening! – You too!

Words in this phrase

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]

also; too

Adds agreement or similarity, like saying 'also' or 'too' in English.

Example

Das hat mich auch interessiert.

That also interested me.

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