you're welcome in Esperanto

“You’re welcome” in Esperanto is Ne dankinde (neh dahn-KEEN-deh), literally “not worth thanking”: ne “not” + dank- + -ind- “worthy of” + -e. It is the standard reply to Dankon! and can also be written as one word, nedankinde.

Other ways to say it

• Nedankinde.You’re welcome. (one word)
• Ne dankinde, estas mia plezuro.You’re welcome, it’s my pleasure. (quoted in ReVo)
• Ne dankinde, sed kisinde!Not worth thanks, but worth kisses! (a joke quoted in ReVo)

Example sentences

• Dankon! – Ne dankinde!“Thank you!” “You’re welcome!”
• Ne dankinde, Ĵak!You’re welcome, Jack!

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Volonte means “gladly” and answers a request or an offer, but it is not the usual reply to Dankon. Bonvenon means “welcome” (as in “welcome to our home”), not “you’re welcome”.

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