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Tapadh leibh is tapadh leat!

Thank you!

Of course, in communication, we very rarely part company with someone without thanking them. Gaelic has many ways to express thanks. We think you many know some of them by this stage.

Tapadh leat

Thank you

Tapadh leibh

Thank you (polite plural)

Taing

Thanks (informal)

Taing mhòr

Big thanks (informal)

Mòran taing

Many thanks (informal)

Mo thaing dhut

My thanks to you

Ceud mìle taing

100,000 thanks (effusive!)

In a formal situation or to be more polite, we can use the word comain (obligation, debt) with the prepositional possessive nad or nur  (‘in your’, which we saw in Cuspair 7).

‘S e do bheatha

You’re welcome

‘S e ur beatha

You’re welcome (polite/plural)

Tha thu làn di-beathte

You’re very welcome

In a formal situation or to be more polite, we can use the word comain (obligation, debt) with the prepositional possessive nad or nur  (‘in your’, which we saw in Cuspair 7).

Tha mi nad chomain

I am in your debt, I am obliged

Tha mi fada nad chomain

I am much obliged/indebted to you (far in your debt)

Tha sinn gu mòr nur comain

We are very much obliged to you (polite/plural)

Tha mi fada nur comain

I am much obliged/indebted to (polite/plural)