How to Say ‘Thank you very much’ in German
Danke schön
DAHN-kuh shern
[DAHN-kuh shern]
🇩🇪 In Germany: [Danke schön] is a friendly, everyday thank-you and works well with officials without sounding stiff. It's slightly warmer than plain [danke], but less formal than [vielen Dank].
Phrase Breakdown
Danke
[DAHN-kuh]
thanks
A common word for thanks or thank you, used in many polite expressions.
Danke für Ihre Geduld.
Thank you for your patience.
schön
[shern]
very much; nicely
Literally nice or beautiful, but in Danke schön it strengthens the thanks, similar to thank you very much.
Danke schön für das Geschenk.
Thank you very much for the gift.
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