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You're welcome in 33 languages
The reply to thank you is not always a literal "welcome". Many languages answer with "it is nothing" or "do not mention it".
| Language | In its own writing | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| SpanishLatin | De nada | |
| FrenchLatin | De rien | |
| ItalianLatin | Prego | |
| PortugueseLatin | De nada | |
| RomanianLatin | Cu plăcere | |
| GermanLatin | Gern geschehen | |
| DutchLatin | Graag gedaan | |
| SwedishLatin | Varsågod | |
| Norwegian (Bokmål)Latin | Vær så god | |
| DanishLatin | Selv tak | |
| WelshLatin | Croeso | |
| PolishLatin | Nie ma za co | |
| CzechLatin | Není zač | |
| HungarianLatin | Szívesen | |
| FinnishLatin | Ei kestä | |
| GreekGreek | Παρακαλώ | Parakalo |
| TurkishLatin | Rica ederim | |
| RussianCyrillic | Пожалуйста | Pozhaluysta |
| UkrainianCyrillic | Нема за що | Nema za shcho |
| Arabic (Modern Standard)Arabic script | عفوا | 'afwan |
| HebrewHebrew | בבקשה | bevakasha |
| Persian (Farsi)Arabic script | خواهش میکنم | khahesh mikonam |
| HindiDevanagari | कोई बात नहीं | koi baat nahin |
| BengaliBengali | স্বাগতম | shagotom |
| Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)Chinese characters (Simplified) | 不客气 | bú kè qì |
| JapaneseJapanese (kanji and kana) | どういたしまして | dō itashimashite |
| KoreanHangul | 천만에요 | cheonmaneyo |
| ThaiThai | ไม่เป็นไร | mai pen rai |
| VietnameseLatin | Không có gì | |
| IndonesianLatin | Sama-sama | |
| Tagalog (Filipino)Latin | Walang anuman | |
| SwahiliLatin | Karibu | |
| AfrikaansLatin | Dis 'n plesier |
Romanisation is a guide to the sounds. The speaker button appears only when your device has a voice for that language; computer voices may not sound like a native speaker. Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
About "You're welcome"
Spanish de nada means "of nothing", French de rien means "of nothing" and German bitte schön carries both please and welcome. Italian prego and Greek παρακαλώ cover several meanings at once.
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Where one word does many jobs (such as Greek παρακαλώ or Russian пожалуйста), context tells the listener which meaning you intend.
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How do you say "You're welcome" in different languages?
There are 33 languages on this page. For example: De nada (Spanish), De rien (French), Prego (Italian), De nada (Portuguese), Cu plăcere (Romanian).
Are these translations checked?
Each phrase is written by us and published only when at least two independent sources agree. Native-speaker review is still to come; phrases that could not be confirmed twice are left out.