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German translation: danke


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:thank you
German translation:danke
Entered by: Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
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22:09 Oct 3, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: thank you
thank you for the gift.
jose mata
danke
Explanation:
Ich danke Dir für das Geschenk!

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Note added at 2002-10-03 22:15:52 (GMT)
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or
danke schön
Danke schon für das Geschenk
or Ich danke Ihnen (plural) für das Geschenk.

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Note added at 2002-10-04 01:14:34 (GMT)
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Ich danke Euch (this is the plural )für das Geschenk.

As Ulrike said, Ihnen is the formal form of address
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Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
United States
Local time: 15:51
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5danke
Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
4 +2http://dict.leo.org/?search=emergy+print&searchLoc=0&relink=on&deStem=standard&lang=en
Geneviève von Levetzow
5Herzlichen Dank...
Anja Toddington
5 -3Danke (variations)
Abdul Mukhid


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
http://dict.leo.org/?search=emergy+print&searchLoc=0&relink=on&deStem=standard&lang=en


Explanation:
You can find the response in the link above

Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 00:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 745

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EdithK: I full agree that asker should look it up himself.
6 hrs
  -> Danke :)
agree  DSC
10 hrs
  -> Danke auch :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
danke


Explanation:
Ich danke Dir für das Geschenk!

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Note added at 2002-10-03 22:15:52 (GMT)
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or
danke schön
Danke schon für das Geschenk
or Ich danke Ihnen (plural) für das Geschenk.

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Note added at 2002-10-04 01:14:34 (GMT)
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Ich danke Euch (this is the plural )für das Geschenk.

As Ulrike said, Ihnen is the formal form of address

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
United States
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 36
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
38 mins
neutral  Ulrike Lieder: Ich danke Ihnen is not plural, though - it's the formal form of address.
1 hr
  -> you're right, Ulrike! What was I thinking ? :-)
agree  Pro Lingua
2 hrs
agree  Theo Bose
2 hrs
agree  Kerstin Mouhannaya
8 hrs
agree  Elvira Stoianov
8 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -3
Danke (variations)


Explanation:
These are some variations to say thank you in German:

Danke.
Danke schon.
Vielle dank.
Ich danke Ihnen.




Abdul Mukhid
Indonesia
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of: Indonesian, Native in JavaneseJavanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  UteM: It would be Danke schön and Vielen Dank :-)
1 hr
disagree  Kerstin Mouhannaya: Bitte Rechtschreibung beachten.(Siehe UteM)
3 hrs
disagree  mezacc: agree w/Ute and Kerstin: only the 1st and last are spelled correctly
1 day14 hrs
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Herzlichen Dank...


Explanation:
Ich bedanke mich...
Danke sehr...
Danke schön...
Vielen Dank...
Hab' Dank...
Haben Sie Dank...
... oder einfach nur 'danke...'

Anja Toddington
PRO pts in pair: 30
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