Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
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?


Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
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!!