How not trite to say "thank you" to a foreign colleague. Advises the carrier

If you communicate with a foreign colleague at work, you probably had to thank him for her work or help. In this article, we will show you how to do this in correspondence, in communication by phone or in person, formally and not so much.

Let's start with the correspondence

Most often this is a formal way of communication. And this means that the wording of the proposals should be sufficiently restrained and official.

I am pleased to hear from you

This can be translated as “Thank you for writing” or “Thank you for contacting”.

We greatly appreciate your feedback

In Russian, the phrase sounds like “Thank you so much for the feedback”.

I am thankful for your consideration

“Thank you for your attention” - so you can translate this phrase.

Help me

How kind of you.

Thank you for the kind cooperation

Thank you for the fruitful cooperation.

To help me

Thanks for taking the time to help me.

Much obliged

Much obliged.

You are far too kind

You're too kind.

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Thanks (thank you) very much / so much / a lot

All known options say thank you.

Thanks a bunch

“Thank you” or “thank you”. Because it sounds very informal. The main thing is not to bend with intonation, so that it does not seem sarcasm in the style of “well, thank you”.

You've saved me / my life

You just saved me. Or very rescued.

I owe you one

Now I owe you, I must.

I owe you big one

I owe you. You can even say "I owe it to the coffin of life."

Cheers.

Something like “spasibki”. It is better to use only in live informal communication.

You shouldn't have

When you have been given a gift or have provided such a service that you are already inconvenient, or you are very surprised, you can answer like that. It means “not worth it,” but in such a shy context.

Accept thanks

No problem, no mention, no worries, no mention

All this is analogous to “not for anything”. The phrases are quite formal, suitable in any situation.

That's all right / sure / sure thing

Informal options “not for that”.

It's the least i can do

This is the least I can do for you. A rather formal way of saying “please”.

My pleasure

Can be translated as “always at your service”. It sounds more formal.

Always a pleasure

Always happy to help.

Any time

It can also be translated as “always at your service”. But it will not sound so official.

Glad to help you

I am glad to help.

Glad I could be of assistance

Glad to be of help to you.



We hope that this small selection of phrases will help you to make communication more diverse. And how do you thank your business partners, customers, and just foreign colleagues?

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