![]() In Budapest you will find some English speakers, and almost no one who travels here from abroad speaks Hungarian. Try obrigado or use muito obrigado to thank someone very much. Much as in Italy, the Portuguese expect little of the multilingual foreign guests who visit their shores and fill their city sidewalks and charming squares. Ti ringrazio is the way to say thank you to a familiar person, and ringrazio lei is the formal version. Grazie is a good start, or even grazie mille (thanks a million). Here the expectation is so low, your simple efforts will light up a smile. Very few of us were offered this language as an option in school. The “High German” vielen dank also works.Īh, Italy, an enchanting country full of things to be grateful for, including art, wine, food, and people so warm, they hardly notice visitors’ lack of effort at speaking Italian. Our Swiss Untours are set in the German speaking part of the country, and Swiss German has its own idiosyncrasies. The Swiss are polyglots and will appreciate your efforts to speak their local language, be it a French merci, an Italian grazie, or especially a Romansch grazia. What to do about a country with four official languages? Yes, beautiful Alpine Switzerland encompasses cantons that speak French, Italian, a variation of German, and the obscure Romansh language. Still, a heartfelt vielen dank (thank you very much) will go a long way, especially in small towns. ![]() You’ll encounter many English speakers throughout the country, with most young people studying it in school. But you can manage a simple danke to show your gratitude for all things German. Remember studying German in high school? Yeah, neither do I. Use mercior merci beaucoup to say thank you very much. However, they have done a lot to preserve the French language, and most locals appreciate the added thoughtfulness of your using their language to thank them, no matter how good their English is. The French are a warm and welcoming bunch, and not the language snobs you might fear. The reply of alstublieft is common, a sort of a please/you’re welcome amalgamation. Bedanktis another simple way to say thanks. Dank je welis the informal, though the formal dank u wel may be easier to pronounce. ![]() Nonetheless, the practical Dutch will appreciate your efforts to thank them in their native tongue. In the Netherlands you will find English widely spoken, and sometimes spoken so well that it is idiomatic and spot on. In Barcelona, try a little Catalan: gràcies or the much more formal mercès. Try gracias (with the C pronounced with a “th” sound, different from the way it is said in the Americas) or muchas gracias, thanks a lot. Spain is a mix of regions and cultures, some with their own language, like the Basque and Catalonians. Among the most important and useful is “thank you.” Gratitude of any kind, even expressed in English, goes a long way, but speaking it in the native language is even better. Still, it is very worthwhile to learn a few polite phrases ahead of time. It works because English is so widely spoken and understood in Europe. Gee Thanks! appreciates its supporters, especially Alley Peplinski, Becca Sheaffer, Allie Nagy, Angi James, Lindsay Creech and Erin Gibson!įollow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: and shop all of our recs here: of us head off to Europe speaking little if any of our destination’s native language (aside from Ireland and the UK, of course). Subscribe to the newsletter for exclusive discounts just for you: Shop our Amazon Storefront: WHAT NOW?ĭo you follow Jenn? You should be following Jenn: She’s the Today Show’s resident shopping expert and her newsletter, The Ultimate Edit, is full of some of the best product recs! Subscribe here: This week we're talking about the moms, MILs and mom-types in our lives who already have everything. The Today Show's Jenn Falik and I teamed up this holiday season to give you more of what you've been asking for: GIFT GUIDES! We go through all of our favorite things and pick the best of the best.
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