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谢谢你。

Thank you.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

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Scene

When to use it

Thanking one person directly after they help you.

Risk

safe

Do not overthink it for groups. If you are thanking several people, 谢谢大家 is clearer.

Literal

Thanks you.

谢谢你 is one of the safest first Mandarin lines because it works in real life immediately and teaches a useful pronoun.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 Thank you for helping me.
02 Thank you for telling me.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A I’ll help you carry it.
B Thank you.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Thanks. Short and neutral.
02 Thank you. Directly thanks one person.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 谢谢你 mean?

Answer: Thank you.

谢谢 is thanks, and 你 points to one person.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 谢谢你。

Answer: xiè xie nǐ.

The second 谢 is usually light in this common phrase.

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03 · Can 谢谢你 be used after someone helps you?

Answer: Yes.

It is a safe direct thank-you to one person.

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