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How to Say ‘Thank you so much, you're very kind.’ in Italian

Grazie mille, gentilissima.

GRAH-tsee-eh MEEL-leh jen-tee-LEES-see-mah

[GRAH-tsee-eh MEEL-leh jen-tee-LEES-see-mah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: This is the standard warm sign-off when a staff member has gone out of their way, for example by agreeing to bring out a cake. It's polite and friendly without being over the top, and Italians say it all the time on the phone.

Phrase Breakdown

Grazie mille,

GRAH-tsee-eh MEEL-leh

Thanks a lot,

Literally 'a thousand thanks'. Say GRA-zie with 'z' as 'ts', and pronounce the double 'l' in 'mille'.

Example

Grazie mille per l'aiuto.

Thanks a lot for the help.

Words in this phrase

Grazie

[GRAH-tsee-eh]

Thank you

Expression of gratitude.

Example

Grazie per il tuo aiuto.

Thank you for your help.

mille

[MEEL-leh]

a thousand (in 'thanks a lot')

Literally 'thousand'; used with 'grazie' to mean 'thanks a lot' or 'many thanks'.

Example

Grazie mille per la torta di compleanno!

Thanks a lot for the birthday cake!

gentilissima.

jen-tee-LEES-see-mah

you're very kind.

This is the feminine form of 'very kind'. The soft 'g' sounds like 'j'. Stress gen-ti-LIS-si-ma.

Example

Lei è gentilissima.

You are very kind.

Words in this phrase

gentilissima

[jen-tee-LEES-see-mah]

very kind (to a woman)

Superlative of 'gentile' (kind), feminine form; a polite way to thank a woman who has helped you.

Example

La cameriera è stata gentilissima con noi.

The waitress was very kind to us.

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