喜樂美語
  1. 1interj/ˈθæŋk ˌju/polite end to an answer（回答時的客氣話）謝謝

    Added to a polite answer to someone's question about you or your day, to sound friendly and to close the answer .

    有人問你好不好、順不順利，你回答完，句尾加一句 thank you。這裡不是在謝什麼具體的事。你謝的是對方「願意問你」。像 I'm well, thank you.、Very nice, thank you.。位置通常在最後面。把它拿掉，資訊完全沒少，所以它做的是禮貌的工作。這一點正好跟「謝謝你幫了我」那個用法不一樣，那個背後一定有一件真的事。對陌生人、店員、老師、長輩特別常用。加了之後，短短一句回答就不會顯得冷淡。

    示範例句 · Example

    'How was your trip to Tainan?' 'Very nice, thank you.'

    中文翻譯「你去台南的旅行怎麼樣？」「非常好，謝謝你。」

    Here you are not thanking the person for a thing. You are thanking them for asking. It normally comes at the end of the answer: I'm well, thank you. Very nice, thank you. Nothing would be lost from the information if you left it out, so it is doing social work rather than carrying meaning. That is what separates it from the grateful use, where there is always something real behind the thanks. It is common with strangers, shop staff, teachers and older people, and it makes a short answer sound warm instead of flat.

    常見搭配

    • I'm fine, thank you

      我很好，謝謝

      a standard polite answer to 'how are you'

      'How are you?' 'I'm fine, thank you. And you?'

    • very nice, thank you

      很不錯，謝謝

      a pleasant answer about how something went

      'How was the concert?' 'Very nice, thank you.'

    • thanks for asking

      謝謝你的關心

      used to thank someone for showing interest in you

      I'm much better now, thanks for asking.

    意思相近

    thanksthanks for asking

    用法接近

    how about youand yourselfplease

  2. 2interj/ˈθæŋk ˌju/I don't need your help (firm)（帶點不悅）不用你管

    口語Said at the end of what you are saying to tell someone firmly that you do not want their help or advice, and that it is you a little.

    這個 thank you 放在句尾，聽起來客氣，其實是在關門。說話的人在表示：我自己可以，不用你插手。像 I can manage on my own, thank you!。字面在道謝，語氣卻有點不耐煩。通常是有人一直給建議、一直幫忙之後才會出現。要分辨靠兩件事：語氣，還有前面那句話在講什麼。有些人會再加 very much，聽起來更刺。這種用法會傷人，所以先聽得懂，再決定要不要用。

    The words are polite; the message is not. Put at the end of a sentence like I can manage on my own, thank you, it closes the subject. The speaker is saying: I am able to do this, stop helping. It usually comes after someone has kept offering advice or kept stepping in. Tone of voice and the sentence in front of it are what tell you which thank you this is, so it is worth listening for. Some speakers add very much to sharpen it further. Because it can sting, it is worth recognising before using it.

    常見搭配

    • I can manage, thank you

      我自己可以，不用幫

      a firm way of refusing help

      I can manage, thank you — it's only one bag.

    • thank you very much

      （語氣加重）謝謝喔

      at the end of a sentence, a sharper version of this use

      I got here on time, thank you very much.

    意思相近

    I'm fine on my ownleave it to meI've got this

    用法接近

    if you don't mindthanks a lotI can manage

    意思相反

    could you help meyes, please

  3. 3interj/ˈθæŋk ˌju/showing you are grateful謝謝

    Used to tell someone that you are grateful for something they have given you or done for you.

    「thank you」是英文裡最基本的道謝說法。別人給你東西、或替你做了事，你就這樣回。小事大事都能用。人家遞個醬油可以說，人家特地跑一趟也可以說。要講謝什麼，用 thank you for 加名詞或 V-ing。像 thank you for the shirt、thank you for coming。想更慎重就加 very much 或 so much。thanks 比較輕鬆，朋友、家人之間最常用。面對陌生人、老師、客人或長輩，thank you 比較穩。寫卡片、寫信也是用 thank you。

    This is the plain, everyday way to say you are grateful in English. It works for a small thing, like someone passing you the butter, and for a large thing, like someone travelling a long way to see you. To say what you are grateful for, add for and then a noun or an -ing form: thank you for the shirt, thank you for coming. To make it warmer, add very much or so much. Thanks is the lighter, more casual form and fits friends and family. Thank you is the safer choice with strangers, teachers, customers and older people, and it is the form you write in a card or an email.

    常見搭配

    • thank you very much

      非常謝謝你

      a stronger, more formal way of saying thank you

      Thank you very much for your help today.

    • thank you so much

      真的太謝謝你了

      a warm, emotional way of saying thank you

      Thank you so much — I really wasn't expecting this.

    • thank you for (doing) something

      謝謝你（做了）某件事

      to name the thing you are grateful for

      Thank you for waiting while I found my wallet.

    • thank you all the same

      還是謝謝你

      used to thank someone whose help you did not take or could not use

      I found it in the end, but thank you all the same.

    意思相近

    thanksmany thanksmuch appreciatedcheers

    用法接近

    pleaseyou're welcomesorryexcuse me

  4. 4interj/ˈθæŋk ˌju/yes, please (accepting an offer)好，謝謝（接受）

    Used as a polite way of accepting something that someone has just offered you.

    別人問「要不要…？」，你只回 thank you，英文裡通常會被聽成「好，麻煩你了」。你謝的是接下來要拿到的那個東西。這一點要特別注意。中文的「謝謝」有時候是婉拒，英文單獨一句 thank you 多半是答應。想講得更清楚，可以說 Yes, thank you.。或是加一句 that would be great。要拒絕的話，no 一定要說出來：No, thank you.。差一個字，意思就整個相反。

    Someone offers you a drink, a lift, or a hand with your bags. If you answer thank you on its own, English speakers normally hear that as yes. You are thanking them for the thing you are about to take. This matters because in some languages a bare thank you is a soft way of saying no. To make the yes completely clear, say Yes, thank you, or add a short line such as that would be great. To refuse, the word no has to be there: No, thank you. One small word is the whole difference between taking the offer and turning it down.

    常見搭配

    • yes, thank you

      好的，謝謝

      a clear, polite way of accepting an offer

      'More tea?' 'Yes, thank you.'

    • thank you, that would be great

      謝謝，那太好了

      accepting an offer warmly

      'I can pick you up at seven.' 'Thank you, that would be great.'

    • thank you, I will

      謝謝，那我就（拿／做）了

      accepting an invitation to take or do something

      'Help yourself to a cake.' 'Thank you, I will.'

    意思相近

    yes, pleaseyes, thank youthat would be great

    用法接近

    pleasesureif you don't mind

    意思相反

    no, thank youno thanks