How to Say Thank You in Italian

The standard way to say “thank you” in Italian is “grazie,” but there are many more emphatic and sincere expressions. In addition, there are many ways to say “no chi” in Italian. This article will help you speak the most common sentences.

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The usual thank you

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Say “grazie”. ^{[1] X Research Source} The most basic way to say thank you in Italian is to use “grazie”.

This word is used as an interjection to mean “thank you” or “thank you”.
The usual pronunciation of grazie is gra-zee but a more accurate pronunciation would be GRAHT-see+eh .

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Say “no grazie” to decline the invitation. ^{[2] X Research Source} If you want to politely say “no thanks” to someone just add “no” before the Italian word “thank you”.

No in Italian means “no”.
The pronunciation of this sentence is no GRAHT-see+eh.

Add emphasis

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Say thank you very much with “mpte grazie”. This is the simplest way to say “thank you very much” in Italian.

Mpte in Italian means “a lot”.
Pronounced mpte grazie is MOLE-teh GRAHT-see+eh .

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Say thanks a thousand times with “grazie mille” or “mille grazie”. This phrase literally means “thank you very much”. If translated this phrase literally means “thank you a thousand times” or “thanks a thousand times”.

Mille is Italian for “thousandths”.
Both word placements have the same meaning.
Pronounced grazie mille is GRAHT-see+eh MEE-leh .

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Use “grazie tante” in serious and ironic contexts. Often this phrase is taken seriously to mean “thank you very much”.

This phrase is also used sarcastically to mean “thank you very much” in response to belittling or insulting.
When standing alone, tante means “many”.
Pronounced grazie tante is GRAHT-see+eh TAHN-teh .

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Say “ti ringrazio tanto” or “la ringrazio tanto”. ^{[3] X Research Source} Both phrases mean “thank you very much” but the latter is more formal than the former.

The words ti and la are both used to refer to “you” but “la” is more formal.
Tanto means “many”.
Ringrazio means “thank you”.
Pronounced ti ringrazio tanto is tea reen-GRAHT-see-oh TAHN-toe .
Pronounced la ringrazio tanto is la reen-GRAHT-see-oh TAHN-toe .

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Say thank you in another way using the phrase “grazie infinite”. This phrase means “thank you very much” but the literal translation would be “extremely grateful”.

Infinite in Italian means “infinity”.
Pronounced grazie infinite is GRAHT-see+eh een-feen-eet-ay .

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Use the phrase “grazie di tutto” when you give thanks for a lot of things. This phrase is used to say “thank you for everything”.

Di means “of” or “because”.
Tutto means “all” or “everything”.
Pronounced grazie di tutto is GRAHT-see+eh dee too-toh .

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Express sincerity with the phrase “grazie di cuore”. This sentence means “sincerely thank you” or “thank you very much”.

Cuore means “heart” or “heart”. When combined with di , it means “with sincerity”, “sincerely” or “respectfully”.
Pronounced grazie di cuore is GRAHT-see+eh dee quoar-ay .

Reply when thanked

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Answer with “prego”. The simplest way to say “nothing”, “nothing” in Italian is to use the interjection “prego”.

In other contexts, prego is also used to mean “please”.
The correct pronunciation of the word prego is PRAY-goh .

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Use the phrase “non c’è di che”. This expression means “it’s okay/don’t dare”. The implication of this phrase is that you are happy to have helped someone else do something.

This phrase is difficult to translate literally. Non means no , c’è means “yes”, di means “of” or “because” and “che” means “that”, “that” or “that”.
The general meaning of this phrase is “it’s okay/don’t dare” or “nothing”.
The pronunciation of this phrase is noan cheh dee kay .

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Use the phrase “non c’è problema”. This phrase means “no problem”.

Problema means “problem”.
This phrase translates as “No problem” or “nothing at all”.
The pronunciation of this phrase is noan cheh pro-BLEAH-mah .

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Respond informally with “di che cosa?”. This question means, “for what?”. Figuratively you are saying “nothing”.

Cosa means “something” or “problem”.
Pronounce this sentence as dee kay causa .

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Say “di niente.” ^{[4] X Research Source} This simple answer means “nothing” but the literal translation would be “nothing”.

Niente means nothing .
Pronounce this phrase as dee ne+ehn-tay .

Steps

The usual thank you

Add emphasis

Reply when thanked

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