Thread: Спасибо in English

Originally Posted by Hanna

Some ways of saying thanks, in order of "strength".

Thanks!
Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much!
Thanks a million (informal)
Thank you, that was really helpful! (OR that really helped me)
Thank you, I really appreciate it! (I am really grateful).
Thank you, you are so kind!
Thank you, I can't tell you how grateful I am!

WOW! GREAT!!!
I should to know this by heart.
A couple of times I used "Many thanks". Which place does it take?

Originally Posted by Hanna

This is a difference between my language and English, so I had to make a huge effort to start this enormous "thank you" thing when I moved to England. I know that people in Russian speaking countries don't use "thank you" a great deal either. Not because they are rude, or because people don't help each other but it's a different way of speaking and behaving.
Russian people actually seem rude to English speakers because of this.

I often use "thank you" (спасибо) in Russian. When I talk with somebody.. But in these cases I use other words and play with intonation.
For example = ООООО КЛАСС! Это правда мне? суууупер!
OR = ничего себе! здорово!
AND etc
But when I speak English I cannot use this things... I don't know more than cool! great! WOW!
And I don't like repeat...
This is reasons why I can don't use "thank you" a lot.

Ok. Now I understand this mistake.
THANK YOU A LOT!!

Originally Posted by kozyablo

But when I speak English I cannot use this things... I don't know more than cool! great! WOW!

Let's not forget the words of Carly Simon -- "Baby, you're the best!":



(Not a great Bond film, по-моему, but the song was one of the greatest "Bond themes".)

Of course, you don't have to use the word "baby", but "Thanks, you're the best!" is a good colloquial way to express a strong спасибо when someone has given you a very nice gift, or has shown you great kindness.

Another way to express VERY strong thanks is "I'm blown away (by your kindness, by your thoughtful gift, etc.)" or "This (kindness, gift, etc.) blows me away" -- the basic literal meaning is something like "меня взорвало, как будто бомбой/гранат ом -ой" or possibly "меня унесло, как будто ураганом".

But you can use "Thank you, I'm absolutely blown away" or "Did I like your gift? Oh my god, it blew me away!!" to express the meaning "I feel such enormous gratitude and happiness that I have no words to express it."

Edited: Oops, взорвать гранатой (fem.) means "to blow up with a hand-grenade", but взорвать гранатом (masc.) means "to blow up with a pomegranate"!!

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Of course, you don't have to use the word "baby", but "Thanks, you're the best!" is a good colloquial way to express a strong спасибо when someone has given you a very nice gift, or has shown you great kindness.

КРУУУУУУТО!!!! СПАСИБО!!!

немного структурируем:
Thanks, you're the best!
I'm blown away (by your kindness, by your thoughtful gift, etc.) \ This (kindness, gift, etc.) blows me away \ Thank you, I'm absolutely blown away
I feel such enormous gratitude and happiness that I have no words to express it

This is funny way to say "Thank you" to your friends. Right?