grazie

thank you

interjection GRAH-tsyeh Common

Origin: Latin gratia (grace, favour, thanks), plural form

Also means

grace, charm

Usage Note

Grazie is the standard Italian 'thank you' and is grammatically a plural noun (from grazia, 'grace'). The seed POS 'noun' is corrected here to 'interjection' in its dominant use. To intensify: grazie mille ('a thousand thanks') or tante grazie ('many thanks'). The response is prego ('you're welcome'). Di niente or figurati are informal alternatives to prego.

Examples

"Grazie per il tuo aiuto!"

Natural Translation

Thank you for your help!

Literal Translation

Thanks for the your help!

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