“Thank you for your attention” in English and other business usefulness. Gratitude in English Sound in English thank you for your attention

In the process of communication, situations often arise when we want to express gratitude. The most common ways to thank someone in English “Thank you” and “Thanks” are not the only and not always the best. Polite English has many ways to say “thank you” from the bottom of your heart.

Thank you very much

• Thanks a lot!
• Thank you so much!
• Thank you very much!
• Thanks a million!/Thanks a ton!

For formal situation and solemn speech

• That's so kind of you It's so kind of you
• I'd like to thank… I would like to thank
• (I’d like to thank everyone for coming and supporting us today.)
• I’m thankful for (something)/ I’m grateful for (something) I'm grateful for (something)
• I would like to express my gratitude (to somebody for something) I would like to express my gratitude to (someone for something)
• I really appreciate (something) I really appreciate (something)
• Words are powerless to express my gratitude Words cannot express my gratitude
• It’s hard to find words to express my gratitude It's hard to find words to express my gratitude

For letters and e-mails:

• Many thanks(Many thanks for the lovely present)

Informal, expressive options

• Thank you from the bottom of my heart(Thank you from the bottom of my heart)
• You saved my life(You saved my life)
• You've made my day(You made my day!)
• I owe you one(I owe you)
• Thanks for everything(Thanks for all)
• All my love and thanks to you(All my love and gratitude to you)
• Words can't describe how grateful I am(Words cannot describe how grateful I am)
• What would I do without you?(What would I do without you)
• I will never forget what you’ve done for me(I will never forget what you did for me)
• I'll forever be grateful(I'll always be grateful)

Quite informal

• Cheers!(usually a “thank you” for a small favor)
• ‘Here’s that book you wanted to borrow.’ ‘Oh, cheers.’
• “Would you like a drink?” “That'd be great. Cheers."
• You shouldn't (have)- English version on the topic “oh, come on, you shouldn’t have.”
• Oh, Martin, what lovely flowers. You shouldn't have!
• Thanks heaps, Thankies, Ta – a nice informal option for chatting with friends.

10 options for a sincere “thank you” for different situations

• Thanks for all your help(Thanks for all your help)
• Thanks for all your kindness(Thank you for all your kindness)
• Thank you for everything you’ve done for me(Thank you for everything you've done for me)
• Thank you for making us feel like home(Thank you, you make us feel at home)
• Thank you for inspiring us(Thank you for inspiring us)
• Thanks for your invaluable help(Thank you for your invaluable help)
• Thanks for listening to me(Thanks for listening to me)
• Thank you for coming and adding your unique vision to this event(Thank you for coming and adding your unique perspective to this event)
• Thanks for sharing your talent and vision(Thank you for sharing your talent and vision)
• Thanks for your selfless care for each of us(Thank you for your selfless care for each of us)

“Thank you” is almost the most commonly used word in any language. It is pleasant both to say and to hear. However, even in Russian, few people use substitutes for this word, let alone English.

Table 1. How to say thank you in English.

Substitute	A comment
	The most common way to say thank you
That's very kind of you	Formal way of saying thank you: often used when you need to decline an invitation
You've saved my life	Conversational way of saying thank you: used when someone helped you in a difficult situation
	The most informal way to say thank you
	Used ironically when, on the contrary, they didn’t help you
You shouldn't have	Used when someone gives you a gift
I'd like to thank…	Used when you are giving a formal speech
	Formal way of saying thank you, used in writing

Table 2. Thank you in English. Examples with translation

Thanks a lot for all your help.	Thank you so much for all your help.
That’s very kind of you, Mr. Wilson, but I’m afraid we’ve already arranged to have lunch in town.	That's very kind of you, Mr. Wilson, but I'm afraid we've already made lunch plans in town.
John, you've saved my life! She was just about to ask me for my homework!	John, you saved my life! She was just about to ask me for my homework!
Cheers' mate! I'll buy the drinks next time.	Thank you friend! Next time I'll buy drinks.
‘You could always join us later.’ ‘Yeah, thanks a bunch, just when all the food is finished.’	“You can always join us.” “Yeah, thank you. When everything has been eaten.”
Oh, you shouldn't have! These flowers are beautiful.	Oh, it wasn't worth it! These flowers are beautiful.
I’d like to thank my mother, my father and all those who’ve helped me over the years.	I would like to thank my mom, my dad and everyone who has helped me over the years.
Many thanks for the lovely present.	Thank you very much for the lovely gift.

Now directly about ‘thank you’. As you know, this expression is literally translated as “thank you.” Few people use any additions to this expression. Meanwhile, there are many of them.

How to say “heartfelt thanks”?

This desire can be expressed using adverbs heartily, profusely, sincerely, warmly, wholeheartedly.

How to “publicly express gratitude”?

This can be done using formally or publicly.

What words are most often used after ‘thank you?’

Thank you for your assistance

Thank you for your contribution

Thank you for your effort

Thank you for your generosity

Thank you for your support

Words of gratitude	Words of Appreciation
gratitude (appreciation)	gratitude
Thank you!	Thank you.
Thank you! (unofficially, often in response)	Thanks.
Thanks a lot!	Thank you a lot.
Thanks a lot!	Thanks a lot. (can be pronounced sarcastically when there is nothing to thank for (=Thanks for nothing. - Thanks for that!))
Thank you very much!	Thank you very much.
Thank you very much!	Thank you so much.
Thank you very much!	Thank you ever so much. / Thanks (Thank you) very much indeed.
Thank you, I really appreciate it!	Thanks, I (really) appreciate it!
Thank you in advance!	Thank you in advance.
Thank you for your attention!

Thank you for your attention in English

Thank you for your attention. Thanks for the help! Thank you (very much / so much) for your help. / Thanks for helping me (with something). Thanks for the invitation! Thank you for the invitation. Thank you for the wonderful gift! Thank you for the present. It's lovely! Thanks for the timely advice! Thank you for the timely advice. Thanks for a wonderful dinner! Thank you / Thanks for the delicious dinner. Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming. To express gratitude to express one’s gratitude / thanks (to somebody) be profuse in gratitude thank effusively / pour out one’s thanks This is very kind (nice) of you! It’s (That’s) very kind of you. / That’s very kind of you. / How good of you! I don’t know how to thank you! I can't thank you enough. / I can never thank you enough. / I can’t tell you how grateful I am (for something). I am very grateful to you. I am very much obliged to you. I'm really grateful to you. I am very grateful/thankful to you. You are kindness itself! You are kindness itself. Thank you for the pleasure! Thank you for the pleasure. There was no need to worry so much! (spend money/time on a gift) Oh, you shouldn't have!

Possible answers	Possible Replies
Please! Always happy to help).	You're welcome. (Word " please” means “please”, but is used only when asking for some kind of favor, as a response to gratitude not used)
You're welcome.	You are always welcome. /Any time.
My pleasure! / No problem!	Not at all. / That's all right. / That's really nothing. / No trouble at all. / No problem.
Do not mention it!	Don't mention it.
It is I who should thank you!	The pleasure is all mine.
I enjoyed it!	It was a real pleasure for me to do it!
This is the least I could do for you!	It was the least I could do.

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Talks at academic conferences rarely feature a high knowledge per minute ratio. Speakers often talk for themselves, unwittingly appearing facts that are not directly useful to their audience. For me, the most symptomatic aspect is the obligatory “thank you for your attention” at the end of a talk. Think about what you're saying. Was your talk so bad that people had to do you an actual favor by paying attention? We've got this whole thing backwards. You are one of the people the audience paid for to see. They should be thanking you for doing a great job-provided of course, that you really do the best you can to help them understand.

Ah, perceived politeness... It wouldn’t be the first time that it stood in the way of effective communication. Even if you feel the irresistible urge to thank your audience, never thank them for their attention. Really, how could you possibly feel better if they had to do a conscious effort to stay attentive? If they had to devote any energy on focusing their attention on you, then you clearly were giving a boring talk. And sure, it is possible that you were, but why should they even bother paying attention if you didn’t bother to make your talk interesting and relevant to them?

This whole act of fake (or sometimes even real) humility is detrimental to an effective conference ecosystem. “I’m terribly sorry that I was boring, thanks for still listening.”It provides speakers with an excuse to be boring, an excuse to not explain effectively, as the audience does the apparently “hard work” of paying attention while the speaker is messing up his or her slides.

Well, you’ll never have to thank me if your talk is hard to follow, because I will not listen. It is your duty as a speaker to minimize my effort of understanding. If you are effective, you are explaining to me in 15 minutes what could possibly take me hours to study by myself. In that case, I should-and will-be the one thanking you.

Do you know what is more polite than thanking the audience? Making sure they get the most out of your talk. This means two things:

• Give people who pay attention what they need: a clear insight in your research.
• Ensure that people who are not interested don’t have to pay attention.

That last part might seem strange: would you want people not paying attention?
Of course-because attention was never your goal in the first place.

Attention is not a goal in itself

If you’re in the audience at a scientific conference, what do you really want? For me, that’s quite simple: understanding the papers that seem relevant to me. So as a speaker, focus not on what you want, but what the audience wants. Your personal goal is to get your message across to those researchers for whom it is relevant. Note in particular that attention is not a part of your goal. Sure, in order to understand a message, people will likely need to pay attention, but solely capturing (or stealing) that attention does not reach your goal. Furthermore, if people get your message without paying attention, that seems like a win–win situation. Therefore, instead of focusing on getting attention, focus on maximizing the use of the attention you get.

Most importantly, your presentation is not a soap, so it doesn’t need a cliffhanger. State your main message always first. Many speakers mistakenly believe that attention is a goal as such, and so they try to maintain it for as long as possible by postponing the main message—the one thing people are waiting for—until the end. Perhaps surprisingly, this is highly ineffective. Instead, after briefly introducing your field of research, you should say your conclusion before anything else. Only after that, you present material to support that conclusion, which you summarize at the end before repeating your conclusion.

“But if I say the most important thing first, people might not listen to the end?” Exactly! You never know if people will listen to the end, so therefore, by stating your main message in the beginning, you ensure that people know what you want them to know. As soon as the audience gets your main point, every person can decide individually whether or not they are interested in hearing how your message is supported. Those people who have different interests will not needlessly sit and listen to your talk, as you explained it’s not relevant to them. Those who are interested will be highly motivated to learn more, as you’ve just told them where your talk is going.

In both cases, nobody needs to be thanked for their attention. The people who paid attention deliberately chose to do so, as your message made them curious and they are eager to understand the arguments. They'll thank you for explaining. People who do not care about this particular message will not pay attention, they’ll thank you for not wasting their time with a disappointing cliffhanger.

Let people applaud to thank you

So how do you end a talk then, if not by “thank you for your attention”? Well, wrap up by closing the circle. You’ve stated your conclusion first, then its supporting arguments. Now you can explain how the arguments lead to your conclusion. The circle is closed, the story ends-and people just feel that.

Make sure you last slide displays your main message once more, so it is the one thing people remember. Don’t end with “thank you” or “questions?”, as this weakens the message on your slides. Rather, end firmly with the main take-away. People will applaud-to thank you, because you helped them understand something. And then, the session chair will ask for questions anyway.

Good news for those of you who still feel obliged to thank somebody: I’ve found academic audiences to be conditioned to hear the sound of “thank” before they can confidently start applauding.

Translation of "thank you for your attention" in Spanish

Therefore, what I usually do is say my last sentence, hold the suspense for two seconds (making the message sink in), and then let out a simple “thanks” to remove any doubt.

I think the most polite thing you can do for people, is taking the effort to structure your story well and make it understandable to all potential listeners in the room. Asking for their attention in any other way, and needing to thank them for that, is not the best appreciation of their presence. Pay your audience a favor: speak clearly and efficiently, and state your message upfront. Thank you, in name of all conference attendees.

PS: Many lessons in this post came to me through Jean-luc Doumont.
If there’s one speaker I can’t thank enough, it’s him!

Too many connections

How to express gratitude in English?

In advance  -  in advance, in advance, on the eve, ahead of the curve
specify in advance
to be plotted out in advance
reserve in advance - book in advance

I thank you in advance - thank you in advance
- the value of a is given in advance
pay rent in advance
- variable given in advance
pay in advance, give an advance - to pay in advance
commission paid in advance
thank you in advance; thanks in advance - thanks in advance
pre-established parity of rates - parity fixed in advance
predetermined; known in advance - known in advance
discount in advance; take into account in advance - discount in advance
to warn in advance; warn; notify - notify in advance
subject to prepayment; payable in advance

12 more examplescollapse - beforehand |bɪˈfɔːrhænd|   in advance- 
, in advance, in advance, forward, prematurely
known in advance - known beforehand
unknown in advance - unknown beforehand

pre-mixed - beforehand mixed
to be unknown beforehand
this must be taken care of in advance - one must see to it beforehand
print in advance; print in advance - print beforehand

pay early; pay early; pay in advance - make payment beforehand in advance

4 more examplesexpand - previously |ˈpriːviəsli|  
- previously,

pre-selected position - previously surveyed site in advance
consolidate on previously prepared positions in advance Anticipatorily  - ahead of time, in advance,

- ahead of time - 
, ahead of time, ahead of time

thanks in advance - thank for help ahead of time in advance areas are previously unknown; the domains are not known ahead of time
Prearranged |ˌpriəˈreɪndʒd|  
- 
prepared

prearranged key
at a prearranged time
prearranged vocabulary
predetermined time; programmed time; prearranged time

4 more examplesexpand - pre- |priː|   in advance

- before-, before-, ahead,
elect in advance - pre elect
pre-entered - initialized loaded
brag in advance - to sound the trumpet before victory
pre-recorded
paid in advance - all-expense
pre-packaged - pre-packaged
pre-agreed - pre set
lick in advance - lick chaps
warn in advance - to forewarn

establish in advance - pre establish
pre-established - implicitly understood
preselected form
send luggage in advance - to have one’s luggage booked (in good time)
before the deadline, ahead, in advance - by anticipation
pre-planned - pre-planned
preset conditions - preset conditions
expenses paid in advance - charges prepaid
- to preform an opinion
(in advance) order tickets - to reserve tickets
take over the market in advance - preempt market
liquidated damages - liquidated damages
preselected limits - preselected limits
preconceived level - preconceived level
preconceived plan
preconceived pattern - preconceived pattern
pre-filmed broadcast - ready-made spot
to preform a scheme in advance
pre-prepared speech - canned speech
pre-prepared speech - set speech

prepared in advance; template, stencil (about opinion, arguments, plans, etc.) - cut and dried /dry/

20 more examplescollapse

In good time  - in a timely manner, in due time

come on time / in advance / - to come in good time
A priori  - a priori, a priori
- up front  - forward, in front, in advance, to the front, to the front

- ahead |əˈhed|  
- forward, ahead, ahead
plan ahead - to plan everything ahead
buy in advance, buy for a period - buy ahead

send ahead or ahead of something; notify in advance - send ahead make plans for the future; make plans for the future; plan ahead - plan ahead Say |seɪ|  
- speak,
say
, assert, pronounce, declare, pronounce

so to say - so to say
I must say - I must say
say thank you - to say ta
I dare say - I’ll be /I make/ bold to say
to tell the truth - to say the truth
say for a lark
not to say… - not to say…
suffice it to say
don't know what to say - to be hard up for something to say
say something to smb. 
-to say smth. to smb.
say something as a joke - to say smth. in jest
have the nerve to say - have the face to say
say with confidence - we can say for sure
can't find anything to say - to find nothing to say
say something directly - to say smth. plump
he had nothing to say - he had nothing to say
suffice it to say that
say the wrong thing /to say the wrong thing
say the last word - have the last say
say something embarrassed - to say smth. apologetically
say something just for fun - to say smth. for a lark
to feel bound to say
say something sarcastically - to say smth. nastily
say something suitable - to say smth. persistent
I have no more to say - I have no more to say
he didn’t hesitate to say - he does not scruple to say

he couldn’t find what to say - he was at a loss what to say make plans for the future; make plans for the future; plan ahead - plan ahead 27 more examplescollapse - tell |tel|  
- 
, speak, tell, inform, indicate, distinguish
tell me

it is hard to tell whether
little could tell - few could tell
tell when to come
to tell (smb.) the truth
say something in confidence - to tell smth. in confidence

you have but to tell me

tell smb. directly /honestly/ - to tell smb.
Thank you for your attention
straight
can you tell me… - I wonder whether you can tell me…
he was ashamed to tell the truth
it’s difficult to tell how it’s done
you can never tell; who knows - ye never can tell
I can’t tell you how happy I am
tell smb. when to come - to tell smb. when to come
say something to smb. (directly) in the face - to tell smth. to smb.’s face
I actually have nothing special to tell you - I have nothing special to tell you
tell a lie; tell a lie - tell a falsehood
it would be only right to tell you
Hard to say; how to know?; who knows?  - one never can tell
to tell (smb.) the truth
it is impossible to tell how the situation will work out
no one had the heart to tell him about it
tell a lie; tell a lie; tell a lie
would you kindly tell me what time it is? 
-Would you kindly tell me the time?
would you kindly tell me what time it is? 
- will you kindly tell me the time?

don't forget to tell me; be sure to and tell me

show time; show what time it is (about the clock) - to tell the time
27 more examplescollapse
say nothing - to make no remark
I must tell you - you must know
There's no other way to say it! 
- it’s an iffy question
to say bluntly - to spell short
if I may say so - under favor
lived, nothing to say! 
- that I should live to see such things!

say angrily, rudely - to snap out
say (sth.) in response - to answer again
the same cannot be said of
it is difficult /impossible/ to say - there is no telling
take the risk of saying smth. 
- to venture /to hazard/ a remark
what did he want to say? 
- what in the world did he mean?
to one’s face (to say openly) - to one’s face
don't let words be said - out-talk
it's time to tell him the truth - he is ripe to hear the truth
much can be said about… - much can be said about…
the reverse statement can also be made
you are good, nothing to say! 
- you are a beauty!
what do you want to say? 
- what in the world do you mean?
Well, it’s hot, nothing to say! 
- some heat!
say something encouraging - to give / shout a cheer

prepared in advance; template, stencil (about opinion, arguments, plans, etc.) - cut and dried /dry/

this is the same as saying

there is no way of telling when
to say in my own defense - dire a propria scusa

nothing to say, good goose! 
he tried to speak but no word would come from his mouth
now let me say a few words /perhaps I may be allowed to speak now
he wanted to say something, but thought better of it and held in

Talk |tɔːk|  

- talk, converse, converse, talk, chatter
speak rashly; it’s out of place to say - talk out of turn

a) it’s out of place to say; b) speak thoughtlessly - to talk /to speak/ out of turn

How do you say “thank you” in English (for your attention, very much, to you, etc.)?

Thanks in advance in English Gratitude, politeness, smiling

are indicative qualities of Americans, for a Russian person, out of habit, it may even seem deliberate.

Any request in English is accompanied by the word “please”; it is customary to say thank you for almost everything. Therefore, one of the first topics when learning English should be expressing gratitude.

Let's look at common phrases associated with gratitude:
Neutral forms of gratitude Derivations from the word "thank" thankful thankfulness thanksgiving	thankworthy grateful Gratitude thanksgiving
	thankworthy
	Thanks, yes.
Thanks, no.	Anyway thank you.
Anyway, thanks.	Thank you for…

Thank you for…
	Expressions of deep gratitude:
	Thank you very much.
Very grateful.	Thank you very much. = Thank you so much. = Thank you (ever) so much.
I am very (as I am) grateful to us!	Thank you so much for…
Thank you very much for...	I don’t know how to thank you!
I don’t even know how to thank you!	Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.	Thank you for everything.
Thanks for all.	I can never thank you enough!
	I am so grateful to you that I can never thank you enough!
Terribly grateful.	I’m so grateful to you for…
I am so grateful to you for...	Thank you from the bottom of my heart for…
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for...	My most heartfelt thanks to you for…
Thank you very much for...	Thank you for all you’ve done.

Thank you for everything you have done

Very often we express our gratitude to colleagues, business partners, and in general during business correspondence. In this case, you need to be as polite, grateful and respect subordination as possible. You can safely use the following examples of formal expressions of gratitude for this:	It gives me great pleasure to express my gratitude to all of you.
I wish you all the luck in the world in defending your report!	I wish you success in defending your report!
I wish you every success in defending your thesis!	Let me wish you good luck in defending your dissertation!
I would like to express my appreciation.	I would like to express my gratitude to you.
I would like to express my gratitude (to you) for…	I would like to thank you for...
I would like to thank you for…	I would like to thank you for...
I would like to express my gratitude.	Let me express my gratitude to you.
I would like to thank sb. for…	I express my gratitude to anyone for...
I would like to thank you and say how grateful I am for the great service you’ve done me.	I want to thank you for this great service.
We would like to express our gratitude to you for your noble effort.	We express our deep gratitude to you for your work.

Expressions of gratitude
thanks to
Thanks to your help, I passed the exam.	Thanks to your help, I passed the exam.
I could use another cup of tea.	I'll thank you for some more tea.
Tell him thank you for his gift.	Give him my thanks for his present.
They didn’t even say thank you for all our work.	We got no thanks for all our work.
Fortunately, this did not happen again.	Thankfully it never happened again.
Thank you very much for your congratulations.	Thank you so very much for your greetings.
Thank you for visiting me.	Thank you for coming to see me. Thanks for the visit.
Thank you for not forgetting me.	Thank you for remembering me. Thank you for keeping in touch.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your concern.	I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your trouble in helping me.

In English, there is another word for expressing gratitude - “grateful”, which can be translated as “grateful”, “appreciative”. But when using it, it is worth considering the difference between “grateful” and “thankful”.
“Grateful” is used when it is necessary to emphasize the importance of the service provided, when they did something very “worthwhile” for you, which you are grateful for in many ways.
And if, after the service rendered, your moral relief is of greater importance, you are overwhelmed with feelings, a sense of relief, joy, then it is better to use “thankful”.

The following words are also used to express gratitude:

• obliged - be grateful

I am much obliged (to you) - very (to you) grateful
Much obliged to you for the favor - I am very grateful to you for the service provided.

BUT: a word to express gratitude obliged used in colloquial speech, everyday speech.
Basic meaning of the word obliged:

To please, to do a favor

Oblige me by closing the window. - Please close the window.
Will you oblige us with a dance? -Won't you dance for us?

oblige, compel, compel, compel

The law obliges parents to send their children to school - The law obliges parents to send their children to school.

• indebted- in debt (to someone), obliged

to be indebted to smb. - to be obligated to smb.

• appreciative- appreciative, grateful

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An educated person is always a polite person. Gratitude for help, advice, a gift, even for some little thing is a manifestation of good manners.

Everyone remembers from their school days how to politely say thank you in English and respond to this very gratitude:

thank you – you are welcome

But words of gratitude in English are not limited to just this couple. Expressing gratitude is possible to a lesser or greater extent in completely different words.

Gratitude in English

Communication is an important component of human interaction, which cannot do without requests and gratitude for what has been accomplished. Moreover, both in informal and official communication.

Surely, you know that any polite request in English is accompanied by the word “please” - please.

How to thank a person if he fulfilled your request?

The standard expressions are:

• Thank you very much! - Thank you very much!
• Thanks a lot! - Thanks a lot!
• A million thanks! – A million thanks!
• That's very kind of you! – This is very kind of you!

As a polite response, you might hear:

• You are welcome! - Please!
• Not at all! - My pleasure!
• It was nothing! - It's nothing!
• That's all right! - Everything is fine!

Broader forms of response may include the following expressions:

• That's really nothing. Don't mention it! - It's nothing. Do not mention it)!
• It was no trouble at all! - No problem!
• It was no bother. It was a pleasure! - It wasn't a concern. I was pleased (to do this)!
• It was a real pleasure for me to do it! – I was pleased to do this!

Informal words of gratitude in English

Feel free to express your emotions and thank loved ones or simple acquaintances. It’s always nice when people show attention, and especially when they appreciate it.

Feelings of gratitude to friends, for example, can be expressed in the following emotional phrases:

• Thanks for the advice! I owe you one. - Thanks for the advice! I owe you.
• Thanks for helping me! – Thank you for helping me!
• I’ll never forget what you’ve done for me. – I will never forget what you did for me!
• Words are powerless to express my gratitude. You are the best friend ever! – Words cannot express my gratitude. You are the best friend in the world!
• I can never thank you enough! – I can never thank you enough!

In addition to your help, you need to know how to say thank you for gifts and congratulations in English. You will be pleased to receive a souvenir, and the person who gave it will be pleased to hear sincere words of gratitude:

• Oh, you shouldn't have! These flowers are beautiful! - Not worth it! (You weren't supposed to do that!) These flowers are beautiful!
• Many thanks for the lovely present! – Thank you very much for the lovely gift!
• The presents are truly magnificent! – The gifts are simply amazing!
• Thank you for the nice gift! – Thank you for the nice gift!
• Thank you so very much for your greetings! – Thank you very much for your congratulations!
• Thank you so much for your kind congratulations and good wishes! – Thank you very much for your kind congratulations and good wishes!

If they didn’t provide you with help or, on the contrary, they did something that you didn’t like, maybe they even refused you, this also happens - you can quite reasonably use a sarcastic phrase Thanks a bunch!

• Thanks a bunch for that great Christmas card you sent me. – Thank you for the Christmas card you sent me.

Expressions like Thanks for nothing and Thanks a lot are also suitable for conveying dissatisfaction, but in such cases your intonation plays an important role:

• I told dad you'd love to wash his car. – Thanks a lot.“I told dad that you would be happy to wash his car.” - Thank you.

Formal phrases of gratitude in English

The business world requires no less than maintaining politeness and respect. Know how to properly thank a person, for example, someone who has provided you with a service, a director who has promoted you, a colleague or a client at a meeting:

• I would like to express my gratitude/appreciation.– I would like to express my gratitude/appreciation.
• I would like to thank you and say how grateful I am for the great service you’ve done me. “I would like to thank you and tell you how grateful I am for the service you have provided.”
• I find great pleasure in expressing my gratitude to all of you. – I am very pleased to express my gratitude to you all.
• Please accept my thanks for taking time to see me. – Please accept my gratitude for taking the time to meet with me.
• I’d like to thank everyone for coming! – I would like to thank everyone for coming!

Official correspondence It’s also not complete without a respectful “thank you.” To respond to business letters, use the following phrases:

• Thank you for your letter! - Thanks for your letter!
• Many thanks for your email! – Thank you very much for your email!
• Thanking you in anticipation! - Thanks in advance!

Brevity and courtesy are key here. And here In personal correspondence you can use the following expressions:

• I received your letter yesterday. What a pleasant surprise! – I received your letter yesterday. What a pleasant surprise!
• I was very glad to receive your letter! – I was very glad to receive your letter!
• It was nice to get a letter from you after all this time. – It was nice to receive a letter from you after a long time.

Learn to express gratitude to loved ones, friends, colleagues, and even strangers in a new way. Remember these phrases of gratitude in English. Take them on board and use them more often.