Phrase guide

no thank you

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌnəʊ̯ ˈθæŋk ˌju/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌnoʊ̯ ˈθæŋk ˌju/ without æ-raising
  • /ˌnoʊ̯ ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌju/ æ-raising
  • /ˌnoʊ̯ ˈθɛ̃ŋk ˌju/ æ-raising

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Meaning 1

A polite way of saying no in response to an offer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • “Do you want all the strawberries we didn't eat?” “No thank you, I'm full.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: no thanks, thanks but no thanks

Antonyms: yes please

History

Etymology

From earlier no, thank you.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 唔使喇 (m4 sai2 laa3) — polite way of saying no
  • Chinese: 毋免 (zh-min-nan) — polite way of saying no
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不要,謝謝 /不要 — polite way of saying no
  • Chinese Mandarin: 谢谢 (bùyào, xièxie) — polite way of saying no
  • Czech: ne, děkuji — polite way of saying no
  • Danish: nej tak — polite way of saying no
  • Danish: ellers tak — polite way of saying no
  • Dutch: nee dank u — polite way of saying no
  • Faroese: nei takk — polite way of saying no
  • Finnish: ei kiitos — polite way of saying no
  • French: non merci — polite way of saying no
  • German: nein danke — polite way of saying no
  • Greek: όχι ευχαριστώ (óchi efcharistó) — polite way of saying no
  • Greenlandic: qujaaannarpunga — polite way of saying no
  • Hungarian: köszönöm, nem — polite way of saying no
  • Indonesian: tidak, terima kasih — polite way of saying no
  • Italian: no, grazie — polite way of saying no
  • Japanese: 結構です (kekkō desu) — polite way of saying no
  • Kapampangan: ali pu, salamat pu — polite way of saying no
  • Khmer: ទេសូមអរគុណ (tei soom ɑɑ kun) — polite way of saying no
  • Korean: 됐어요 (dwaesseoyo) — polite way of saying no
  • Korean: 됐습니다 (dwaetseumnida) — polite way of saying no
  • Latin: benignē — polite way of saying no
  • Latin: nōn gratiās agō — polite way of saying no
  • Navajo: ahéheeʼ lá ndi doo nisin da — polite way of saying no
  • Norwegian: nei takk — polite way of saying no
  • Polish: nie, dziękuję — polite way of saying no
  • Portuguese: não, obrigado — polite way of saying no
  • Portuguese: não, obrigada — polite way of saying no
  • Russian: нет, спаси́бо (net, spasíbo) — polite way of saying no
  • Slovene: ne hvala — polite way of saying no
  • Spanish: no, gracias — polite way of saying no
  • Swedish: nej tack — polite way of saying no
  • Thai: ไม่เป็นไร ขอบคุณ — polite way of saying no
  • Urdu: نہیں شکریہ (nahĩ śukriya) — polite way of saying no
  • Vietnamese: dạ không cám ơn — polite way of saying no
  • Welsh: dim diolch — polite way of saying no