It is essential to learn how to say thank you in Italian or in any language you are trying to learn because you’ll use it in almost every situation where you can say it to someone or hear it from someone.
To say thanks means that you are grateful or thankful for something in your life or thankful for someone for what they did or said to you.
Thank you in Italian is “Grazie” which can be translated to “thanks” or “thank you“.
How To say thank you in Italian? (Formal and informal)
Grazie in the Italian language is a word of courtesy, used to express appreciation and gratitude towards a kind deed.
Here is a list of how to say Grazie in so many ways in any situation whether it is formal or not.
- Grazie >> (Thank you)
- Sì, grazie. >> (Yes, thank you)
- No, grazie >> (No, thank you)
- Grazie mille >> (Thank you so much)
- Grazie infinite >> (Thank you very much)
- Grazie di cuore >> (Thank you with all my heart)
- Tante grazie >> (Thank you very much)
- Molte grazie >> (Thank you very much)
- Grazie davvero >> (Really thank you)
- Grazie in anticipo >> (Thanks in advance)
- Grazie sei molto gentile >> (Thank you, you’re so kind)
Let’s use them in different situations:
- Ecco a te / Ecco a Lei >> (Here you are)
- Grazie >> (Thank you)
- Qualcos’altro? >> (Something else?)
- No, grazie. >> (No thank you)
- Ti do una mano? >>(Shall I give you a hand?)
- Sì, grazie. >> (Yes please)
- Va bene così? >>(Is that okay?)
- Sì, grazie mille / Tante grazie. >>(Yes, thank you very much / Many thanks)
- Mi può spiegare cosa significa questa parola, grazie in anticipo.
- (Can you explain to me what this word means, thanks in advance)
Other ways of saying thank you in Italian.
There are other ways of saying thank you without using “Grazie“, and this is by using the verb (Ringraziare>> To thank) or the adjective (Grato >>Grateful / Thankful).
With Ringraziare
(Ti ringrazio) >>(Thank you) Informal singular
(La ringrazio) >> (Thank you) Formal singular
(Vi ringrazio) >> (Thank you) Formal and informal plural
- Ti / La/ Vi ringrazio tanto
- (Thank you so much)
- Ti / La / Vi ringrazio molto.
- (Thank you so much)
- Ti / La / Vi ringrazio davvero tanto.
- (Thank you so much indeed)
- Ti / La / Vi ringrazio infinitamente.
- (Thank you so much infinitely)
With Grato
Masculine
- Ti / Le / Vi sono grato.
- (I am grateful to you)
- Ti / Le / Vi / sono molto grato.
- (I am very grateful to you)
- Ti / Le / Vi / sono infinitamente grato.
- (I am infinitely grateful to you)
Feminine
- Ti / Le / Vi sono grata.
- (I am grateful to you)
- Ti / Le / Vi / sono molto grata.
- (I am very grateful to you)
- Ti / Le / Vi / sono infinitamente grata.
- (I am infinitely grateful to you)
How to say (thank you for..) in Italian?
To express what you are thankful for, you can use the word Grazie, or the verb Ringraziare followed by the preposition (per) or (di), then the thing/the reason you are thankful for.
Grazie + per / di
- Grazie per l’aiuto.
- Thanks for your help.
- Grazie per la sua attenzione.
- Thanks for your attention.
- Grazie per la sua risposta.
- Thanks for your response.
- Grazie per la sua ospitalità.
- Thanks for your hospitality.
- Grazie per il tuo aiuto.
- Thanks for your help.
- Grazie per il suo tempo.
- Thanks for your time.
- Grazie per l’interessamento.
- Thanks for your interest.
- Grazie per il suo impegno.
- Thanks for your effort.
- Grazie per essere venuto.
- Thanks for coming.
- Grazie per avermi salvato / invitato/ ascoltato.
- Thanks for saving me/ inviting me/ listening to me.
- Grazie per essere tornato.
- Thanks for coming back.
- Grazie per aver pagato.
- Thanks for paying.
- Grazie per aver dato una mano.
- Thanks for helping out.
- Grazie per il tè / il caffè / Il supporto.
- Thanks for the tea /coffee/ support.
- Grazie ancora per… / Grazie di nuovo per..
- Thanks again for..
- Grazie di tutto.
- Thanks for everything.
- Grazie di essere qui/ rimasto/ venuto.
- Thanks for being here/staying/coming.
- Grazie di aver trovato il tempo per parlare/ averlo chiesto/chiamato.
- Thanks for taking the time to talk/ask/call him.
Ringraziare + Per / Di
- Ti ringrazio di avermi salvato la vita.
- Thank you for saving my life.
- Ti ringrazio per l’invito.
- Thank you for the invite.
- Ti ringrazio per quello che hai fatto.
- I thank you for what you did.
- Ti ringrazio dell’offerta.
- Thank you for the offer.
- Ti ringrazio di non dire niente a nessuno.
- Thank you for not saying anything to anyone.
- Ti ringrazio dei buoni consigli.
- Thanks for the advice.
How to answer to “Grazie” in Italian?
In English when someone says (thank you) you would probably answer them with “your welcome”, in Italian however, the most common answer to Grazie is “Prego“, but is it the only word that you can use? No there are several other ways to answer Grazie, here is a list of the most common ones.
- Prego.
- You are welcome.
- Figurati.
- Forget about it.
- Non c’è problems.
- No problem.
- Di niente / nulla.
- Not at all.
Grazie tante or grazie tanto?
Some people when they study Italian may get confused between the two expressions (Grazie tante / Grazie tanto>> thank you very much) they don’t know which one is correct.
The answer to that is that (Grazie tante) is the correct form. Why? Because the gender and number of the adjective (tante >> very) agrees with the gender and number of the noun (Grazie >> Thanks).
Tante Grazie o grazie tante?
Tante grazie and grazie tante they both mean (Thank you very much), however, the second one Grazie tante is often used in a sarcastic sense, therefore it is not used to express gratitude or to thank someone for something they have done, it indicates that the person we are taking to has done or said something that has made us angry or upset, at the end The meaning depends on the context.
Let’s see some examples:
- Tante grazie per il suo aiuto!
- Thank you very much for your help!
- Grazie tante per l’aiuto!
- Thank you very much for the help!
- Grazie tante per non aver fatto nulla.
- Thank you very much for not doing anything!