What do you reply to merci

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I don't know what is the right way because there are many. Moderator's note: several threads have been merged to create this one. Last edited by a moderator: Aug 25, Language is much more subtle than that, and literal translations rarely work.

If de rien is so popular, why should you bother reading about the other phrases listed here? This is the phrase to employ in a business setting or when you want to show someone extra respect.

Thank you for considering me for this position. Remember how I said that literal translations rarely work? En is a pronoun that replaces de of, for and its object in certain sentences. In a sense, this phrase completes the conversational cycle.

The car is packed, and an older woman boards. Next is the action, in this case offering the woman your seat. Then comes acceptance and gratitude: The woman sits and says merci beaucoup thank you very much. Finally, you respond with je vous en prie, which humbly refers to the action and makes the conversation come full circle. Or, it could be interpreted as a hyper-polite way of requesting the honor of giving up your seat.

Does this phrase look familiar? The formal you pronoun, vous, has simply been replaced with the informal tu. So when exactly would you use it? A: Merci mille fois pour le cadeau! Thank you very much for the present! I love this game. Thanks a lot. This can be said sarcastically too, so use with caution! Merci mille fois! Thanks a million! Or, literally, Thanks a thousand times! One thing worth remembering is that when you are being offered something, you should stipulate oui, merci or non, merci , as merci on its own could mean either Yes, thanks or No, thanks.

Excuse me. This would be used in much the same way as excusez-moi , in the sense of offering an apology. The home of living language. Share this. Related Articles French Pronunciation Guide.

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