French Word For Thank You. Learn 3 ways to say thank you in French. The most common word to say thank you or simply thanks in French is merci. Listen to the audio of the French Thank Yous and practice your pronunciation. Its pronounced like mair see watch out no mur sound.
It reminds us how fortunate we are and it lets the receiving party know how much you appreciate them. Play with your words. In any situation formal or informal. Eventually the word took on the meaning of thanks that we know of today. Its pronounced like mair see watch out no mur sound. The you part is included so watch out we dont say merci tu like I sometimes hear students say.
More French words for thank you.
Another common French variation is mille fois merci which translates literally to a thousand times thanks and is akin to the English phrase thanks a million. The word itself has a long history. Thank you is the equivalent to Merci in French and Im pretty sure youve heard it many times before already. I Thank You For in French Another way to say thank you is to use the verb remercier. Its pronounced like mair see watch out no mur sound. A cousin of the English word mercy this French word for thank you is often paired with beaucoup for emphasis as in merci beaucoup.