благодаря/мерси

Saying Thank You

Level 1Sounds Like blagodarâ/mersi

Благодаря! Thank you! · Много благодаря! Thank you very much! · Мерси! Thanks! (informal)

How It Works

  • Благодаря fits every situation. Много благодаря or Благодаря много means "thank you very much".
  • Мерси comes from French and sounds casual. It is common with friends and in shops, but choose благодаря in formal speech and writing.
  • Whom you thank: благодаря takes the short indirect-object pronouns ти, Ви, ви: Благодаря ти! (to one friend), Благодаря Ви! (polite address to one person or a group), Благодаря ви! (familiar address to several people). See кратки дателни местоимения ми/ти/му/ѝ/ни/ви/им.
  • What for: за + noun: Благодаря за помощта (Thank you for the help). For an action use , че + verb: Благодаря, че дойде (Thank you for coming).
  • As a verb: благодаря changes like говоря: Благодарим! (We thank you!)

Common replies are моля (you are welcome) and Няма защо (no problem).

Examples (6)

  1. Благодаря за помощта.

    Thank you for the help.

    Word by Word: Thank for help-the.

  2. Много благодаря!

    Thank you very much!

    Word by Word: Much thank!

  3. Благодаря ти, Мария.

    Thank you, Maria.

    Word by Word: Thank to-you, Maria.

    Ти here is the short indirect-object pronoun "to you".

  4. Благодаря Ви за търпението.

    Thank you for your patience.

    Word by Word: Thank to-You for patience-the.

    Polite form; in writing, polite Ви is capitalized whether addressing one person or a group.

  5. Благодаря, че дойде.

    Thank you for coming.

    Word by Word: Thank, that (you) came.

    An action is introduced with , че and a normal verb.

  6. Мерси, до утре!

    Thanks, see you tomorrow!

    Word by Word: Thanks, until tomorrow!

    Мерси is casual and fits a friendly goodbye.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the direct-object pronoun те after благодаря.

    Благодаря те за подаръка.
    Благодаря ти за подаръка.

    You thank "to" someone in Bulgarian, so the pronoun is the indirect-object form ти (or Ви), not те.

  • Copying English "thank you for coming" with за and a verb.

    Благодаря за да дойдеш.
    Благодаря, че дойде.

    За needs a noun (за идването). For an action, use , че and a normal past or present verb.

Words in This Pattern

благодаряблагодарямерсиза