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We are going to explain you all the things you ever wanted to know about the basic French expression “Merci mille fois”.
To be more specific, this includes a full guide of what it is and how to use it in a casual conversation with an audio example. But that’s not all, we also added useful stuff like dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio, synonyms and more!
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The literal meaning is:
We will dedicate this article to “Merci mille fois” and 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 mille fois !” 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: