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How do you say 'Thank you very much' in French?

Merci beaucoup means thank you very much.

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  1. De rien
  2. S'il vous plaît
  3. Merci beaucoup ✔

Why: Merci means thank you, and beaucoup adds 'a lot'. De rien is the reply, you're welcome, and s'il vous plaît means please.

Huh, didn't know that: For extra thanks, the French also say merci mille fois, 'a thousand thanks'.

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What does a French cat say after dinner? Meow-ci beaucoup.
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Answer: Merci beaucoup. Merci means thank you, and beaucoup adds 'a lot'. De rien is the reply, you're welcome, and s'il vous plaît means please.

  1. Larousse French-English: merci www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/merci
    merci (beaucoup) d'être venu thanks (a lot) for coming merci mille fois thank you so ou very much
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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