30+ ways to say thank you, please and sorry

The US population is known for its politeness, as well as its many variations of the words "thank you", "please" and "sorry". Channel author "Elena in America" ​​on Yandex.Zen invites you to learn the forms of politeness popular in America.

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Formal “thank you”:

• Thank you! - Thank you!
• Thank you very/so much! - Thank you so much!
• Thank you for your help! - Thank you for your help!
• Thank you for everything! - Thanks for all!
• Thank you for…. - Thank you for... (+ noun or gerund)
• I appreciate it! - I appreciate it. (what someone did)

Informal “thank you”:

• Thanks ever so much! - Thank you very much!
• Thanks very much! - Thank you so much!
• Thanks a million! - A million thanks!
• Thanks a lot! - Thank you!
• Thanks a bunch! - Thank you very much!
• I owe you one! - I owe you!
• I owe you big! - I owe you a lot!
• I owe you big-time! - I owe you a big debt!

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Formal "please":

• You're welcome! - Please!
• You're most welcome! - You're very welcome!
• My pleasure! - I was pleased myself. (help someone)
• Don't mention it. - Don’t even thank me./Don’t be grateful. (not met anywhere except textbooks)

Informal "please":

• It was nothing! - My pleasure!
• No problem! - No problem!
• No trouble! - No problem!
• Not at all! - My pleasure!
• No worries! - No problem!
• No sweat! - I didn’t even sweat! (while helping) - slang
• Any time! - (Contact) at any time!

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Excuse me: “Excuse me” - when, by and large, there is nothing to apologize for - you did nothing wrong:

• before contacting someone to get attention: Excuse me. Can you help me, please?
• when someone stands in your way and blocks him, and you need to go;
• when you leave the table in the middle of a meal;
• after you sneeze, cough, or after burping;
• when you do not understand something, do not hear and want to be repeated (with interrogative intonation);
• when you want to express your disagreement: Excuse me, but I don't agree.
• when you are terribly outraged by what you were told, and demand an explanation (with sarcasm) with this phrase: Excuse me. I am stupid? How dare you?

Pardon me: = I beg your pardon - “excuse me”, “I ask for your forgiveness” - more formal and less commonly used; means the same as “excuse me”:

• I beg your pardon? - I'm sorry?

(I am) sorry: “I’m sorry”, “I’m to blame”, “I sympathize” - when something bad has already happened:

• you regret and repent: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.
• you express sympathy that someone has had trouble: I'm very sorry for your loss. - I am very sorry for your loss. (At the funeral)

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I apologize / My apologies: "I'm sorry" ("My apologies") is a more formal apology for your own wrongdoing:

• I apologize for hurting your feelings.
• Please accept my sincere apologies. - Please accept my sincere regrets.

Forgive me: “Excuse me”, “Forgive me” - we experience deep, sincere repentance and regret:

• Please forgive me for what I've done. - Please forgive me for what I did.

Original column published on the blog. "Elena in America" ​​on Yandex.Zen.

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