You are going to discover everything you want to know about the basic French phrase "Merci beaucoup". To be clear, this includes a complete definition of what it is and how to use it in a dialogue with an audio example.In addition, we also added super useful stuff like synonyms, slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example and more!
Translation : Thanks a lot
Register : Formal - Basic
Slow
Normal
IPA : / mɛʁsi boku /
The literal meaning is:
We will dedicate this article to "Merci beaucoup" and the other ways to express powerful gratitude when a simple "Merci" (Thanks) is not enough.
Typically, when you received a huge gift or someone did something amazing for you. So much that a simple "Thank you" would sound almost insulting!
We will see in another article a complete guide of the more classic ways to say "thank you" in French don't worry!
Imagine someone offers you an amazing gift and your heart is full of gratitude, then instead of a classic "Merci." you can use "Merci beaucoup !" (Thanks a lot!) or any other variations you will find in the next section.
All of them are fine with formal contexts, so you can use them in a professional environment too.
Powerful gratitude:
Normal gratitude:
Dialogue
What time is it?
Il est cinq heure et demi
It's half past five
Merci beaucoup
Thanks a lot
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