How to Say ‘Thank you.’ in Traditional Chinese
謝謝你。
xiè xiè nǐ
[shyeh-shyeh nee]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [謝謝你] is perfectly understandable, but at a café counter people often just say [謝謝] without the [你]. Adding [你] can sound a bit more direct or personal.
Phrase Breakdown
謝謝
xiè xiè
[shyeh-shyeh]
thank you
A polite phrase used to show thanks to staff or other people.
今天幫我做咖啡，謝謝。
Thank you for making coffee for me today.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The second-person pronoun used to talk to another person politely or casually.
如果你喜歡甜一點，可以點摩卡。
If you like it sweeter, you can order a mocha.
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