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Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto!

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

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For today’s good deed I enlisted some of my good friends from around the world!

Today’s good deed: LEARN HOW TO SAY “THANK YOU” IN OTHER LANGUAGES SO YOU CAN THANK PEOPLE IN THEIR NATIVE TONGUES

Occasionally I get to travel around the world for my job. I don’t want to toot my own horn, but it’s pretty cool. It’s a blessing is what it is. I’ve met some fabulous people that I now get to call my friends. They have taken the time to tell me how they express gratitude in their languages. And to them I say, “Grazie!” “Dank Je Wel!” “Domo Arigato!” and “Todah!”

Thanks to the website Forvo, you can click on the link and hear a number of different people pronounce ‘Thank you” in their native language. My favorite so far is a guy named Heracleum saying “Thank You” in Italian. Yum!

Some of the translations have been switched from their native alphabet into the English alphabet to keep the intimidation factor low. You’re welcome.

Oh … and yes. I know a guy who speaks Klingon.

Afrikaans: Dankie

Arabic: Shukran

Chinese (Mandarin): Xiè xiè

Dutch: Dank je wel. I lived in Amsterdam for 4 years. If I don’t know this one already, I never will.

French: Merci. Side note: It’s interesting that the leading person they have saying “Merci” is from Switzerland. That’s just like the Swiss. Taking over everything.

German: Danke schön. Side note: You gotta love Ferris Bueller singing this song.

Greek: Efharisto

Hawaiian: Mahalo

Hebrew: Todah

Italian: Grazie

Japanese: Domo Arigato

Klingon: The Klingons don’t really say “Thank You.” Sorry.

Portuguese: Obrigado

Romanian: Mulţumesc

Russian: Спасибо

Spanish: Gracias

Tagalog: Maraming salamat

Canada: STYX. You can thank Styx for this ridiculous video.

Thanks for reading!

Photo (Flickr CC) by Horia Varlan

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Ms. Walker made her acting debut at the tender age of 8 in For Spring is the Season of Happiness. She almost turned down the role of Mother Nature (she wanted the role of "Spring") until she found out Mother Nature had the most lines. On that day, a diva was born. Holly has traveled the world performing comedy. She has been to more than 40 U.S. states and over 30 countries worldwide. She is an alum of the improvisational companies Boom Chicago and The Second City. Holly currently works on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as a writer and performer. She has been a part of the Rebel Storytellers family since 2009 and hopes to be with them for many years to come.
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