thank you in Esperanto

“Thank you” in Esperanto is Dankon! (DAHN-kohn, stressed on DAHN). It is the object form of danko “thanks”, and it suits everyone: Esperanto has no separate formal and informal “thank you”, so you set the tone with extra words. Give the reason with pro and a noun, or with ke and a clause.

Other ways to say it

• Multan dankon!Thank you very much!
• Koran dankon!Heartfelt thanks! (koro is “heart”)
• Dankegon!Thanks a lot! (-eg- makes a word stronger)
• Mi dankas vin.I thank you. (a full sentence, a little more formal)

How to reply

• Ne dankinde.You’re welcome. (literally “not worth thanking”)

Example sentences

• Dankon pro via helpo!Thank you for your help!
• Dankon, ke vi venis.Thanks for coming.

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When someone offers you something, add jes or ne: Jes, dankon means “Yes, please”, Ne, dankon means “No, thank you”. ReVo warns that a bare Dankon in answer to an offer is unclear.

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