Lesson A1-003 - Saying Thank You

EN → ZH / Level: A1 ○ In progress

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you'll learn how to express gratitude in Chinese. You'll practice saying 'thank you' (非常感谢), 'you're welcome' (不客气), and asking if someone needs anything else. These are essential phrases for everyday conversations.

Dialogue

A

你的包在这里。

nǐ de bāo zài zhèlǐ Here's your bag.
B

非常感谢。

fēicháng gǎnxiè Thank you so much.
A

不客气。

bù kèqi You're welcome.
B

我真的很需要这个。

wǒ zhēnde hěn xūyào zhège I really needed this.
A

你还需要其他东西吗？

nǐ hái xūyào qítā dōngxi ma Do you need anything else?
B

不，我都准备好了。

bù, wǒ dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le No, I'm all set.

Word by Word

你 Second person pronoun meaning 'you.' Used in both formal and informal contexts.
的 Possessive particle meaning 'of' or indicating possession (like apostrophe-s in English). Here it means 'your.'
包 Noun meaning 'bag' or 'pack.' Refers to a bag or backpack.
在 Verb/preposition meaning 'to be at' or 'is located at.' Indicates location.
这里 Pronoun meaning 'here.' 这 means 'this' and 里 means 'inside/place.'
非常 Adverb meaning 'very' or 'extremely.' Used to intensify the following word.
感谢 Verb/noun meaning 'to thank' or 'gratitude.' 感 means 'to feel' and 谢 means 'to thank.'
不 Negation particle meaning 'not' or 'no.' Used to negate verbs and adjectives.
客气 Adjective meaning 'polite' or 'standing on ceremony.' 不客气 as a phrase means 'you're welcome / don't be so polite.'
我 First person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me.'
真的 Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly.' Used to add emphasis to the following statement.
很 Adverb meaning 'very.' Often used before adjectives and verbs, sometimes without strong emphasis in short sentences.
需要 Verb meaning 'to need' or 'to require.' 需 and 要 both relate to necessity/desire.
这个 Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this one.' 这 means 'this' and 个 is a common measure word.
还 Adverb meaning 'still,' 'also,' or 'in addition.' Here it implies 'anything else/more.'
其他 Adjective meaning 'other' or 'else.' Used to refer to additional or different things.
东西 Noun meaning 'thing' or 'stuff.' A common everyday word for objects or items.
吗 Question particle placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.
都 Adverb meaning 'all,' 'both,' or 'already.' Here it emphasizes completeness — 'all set.'
准备 Verb meaning 'to prepare' or 'to get ready.' 准备好 means 'prepared/ready' using the resultative complement 好 (done/good).
好 Resultative complement meaning 'done' or 'well/good.' 准备好 = 'finished preparing / ready.'
了 Particle indicating completion or a change of state. Here it indicates the action of becoming ready is complete.

Grammar Points

非常 + adjective/verb

非常感谢。

fēicháng gǎnxiè

Thank you very much.

非常 intensifies adjectives and verbs ("very/extremely")

还需要 (hái xūyào)

你还需要其他东西吗？

nǐ hái xūyào qítā dōngxi ma

Do you need anything else?

还 = still/also, expresses continuation or addition

Chinese Vocabulary

包 noun
bāo bag
Pinyin
bāo

你的包在这里 (your bag is here)

东西 noun
dōngxi thing, stuff
Pinyin
dōngxi

其他东西 (other things)

非常 adv
fēicháng very, extremely
Pinyin
fēicháng

非常感谢 (thank you very much)

感谢 verb
gǎnxiè to thank, gratitude
Pinyin
gǎnxiè

非常感谢 (thank you very much)

客气 adj
kèqi polite, formal
Pinyin
kèqi

不客气 (you're welcome / don't be formal)

其他 pron
qítā other, else
Pinyin
qítā

其他东西 (other things / anything else)

需要 verb
xūyào to need, to require
Pinyin
xūyào

你还需要其他东西吗 (do you need anything else)

这里 pron
zhèlǐ here
Pinyin
zhèlǐ

在这里 (is here / at this place)

准备好 verb
zhǔnbèi hǎo to be ready, to be prepared
Pinyin
zhǔnbèi hǎo

我都准备好了 (I'm all set)

Alternative Expressions

非常感谢 (Thank you very much)

  • 谢谢你 xièxiè nǐ | duō xiè | gǎnxiè nín (Thank you) - More casual, everyday usage
  • 多谢 (Thanks a lot) - Colloquial, spoken Chinese
  • 感谢您 (Thank you (formal)) - Formal register, uses 您 instead of 你

不客气 (You’re welcome)

  • 没事 méi shì | nǎlǐ nǎlǐ (No problem / It’s nothing) - Very casual, common in speech
  • 哪里哪里 (Not at all (humble)) - Traditional humble response

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Thank you very much.

Show Answer非常感谢。

Do you need anything else?

Show Answer你还需要其他东西吗？

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

bag

Show Answer包

to thank / gratitude

Show Answer感谢

you're welcome

Show Answer不客气