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Learn how to say thank you in the 18 top languages
that New Yorkers speak.
| Language |
Written |
Sound |
# of NYC Speakers * |
| English |
Thank you |
Thank
you |
4,507,520 |
| Spanish |
Gracias |
Gracias |
1,486,815 |
| Chinese: Mandarin |
 |
xìe xìe |
211,447 |
| Chinese: Cantonese |
 |
doh jeh; m goi |
| Italian |
Grazie |
Grazie |
202,538 |
| French |
Merci |
Merci |
105,756 |
| Yiddish |
 |
a
dank aych |
93,529 |
| Russian |
 |
Spasibo |
65,895 |
| Korean |
 |
Kam-sa-ham-ni-da |
62,671 |
| Greek |
 |
Efharisto' |
55,461 |
| Polish |
Dzie,kuje, |
Dzie,kuje, |
47,575 |
| French Creole |
Mèsi |
Mèsi |
43,660 |
| Hebrew |
 |
toda |
40,044 |
| Hindi |
 |
dhanyavaad |
37,123 |
| Urdu |
 |
Shukriya |
| Tagalog |
Salamat |
Salamat |
35,094 |
| Arabic |
 |
shokran |
31,460 |
| Portuguese |
Obrigado |
Obrigado |
14,649 |
*Statistics from the 1990 Census, showing the number of people
who speak each language at home. The results of the 2000 Census
will be released later this year.
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