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How to Say ‘Thanks a lot for the explanation.’ in Italian

Grazie mille per la spiegazione.

GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh pehr lah spyeh-gaht-SYOH-neh

[GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh pehr lah spyeh-gaht-SYOH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Grazie per plus a noun thanks someone for a specific thing. For example, grazie per l'aiuto "thanks for the help".

Phrase Breakdown

Grazie mille

GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh

Thanks a lot

A common, warm thank you. Hold the double L in 'mille'.

Example

Grazie mille, signora.

Thanks a lot, madam.

Words in this phrase

Grazie

[GRAHT-syeh]

thank you

The standard word for thanks.

Example

Grazie per il panino.

Thanks for the sandwich.

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!

per la spiegazione.

pehr lah spyeh-gaht-SYOH-neh

for the explanation.

'Per' here means 'for'. Stress 'spyeh-gah-TSYOH-neh'.

Example

La spiegazione è chiara.

The explanation is clear.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

spiegazione

[spyeh-gaht-SYOH-neh]

explanation

The act of making something clear or understandable; from 'spiegare'.

Example

La spiegazione del professore è chiara.

The teacher's explanation is clear.

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