How to Say ‘Thank you.’ in Italian
Grazie a lei.
GRAHT-tsyeh ah LAY-ee
[GRAHT-tsyeh ah LAY-ee]
🇮🇹 In Italy: [Grazie a lei.] is a polite "thank you to you"—a slightly warmer, more formal reply than plain [grazie]. You'll hear it a lot between staff and customers.
Phrase Breakdown
Grazie
[GRAHT-tsyeh]
thank you
A standard polite way to say 'thank you.'
Grazie a lei per aver scelto il nostro ristorante.
Thank you for choosing our restaurant.
A lei
ah LAY-ee
to you / to you too (formal)
Formal way to say “to you,” often used in polite replies.
Piacere mio, grazie a lei.
My pleasure, thank you too.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to; to you
In this phrase it links the thanks to the person: 'to you.'
Grazie a lei per la chiamata.
Thank you for the call.
lei
[LAY-ee]
you (formal); her
Here it is the formal 'you,' showing politeness toward the customer.
Grazie a lei, la aspettiamo sabato sera.
Thank you, we are expecting you on Saturday evening.
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