* 8 Gratitude

8.1ï¿½ï¿½ When you show gratitude to a person

Thank you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I am grateful to you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½You helped me when I was in trouble. Youï¿½re a real friend. Thank you.ï¿½>

Thank you so much.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Well, this is your home.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you so much. I really appreciate the ride.ï¿½>

Thank you very much.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Hereï¿½s the videotape I promised you. Enjoy.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you very much.ï¿½>

Thank you kindly. Listen <“Have another cup of tea.” – “Thank you kindly.”>

Thank you for everything.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½We enjoyed our stay with you. Thank you for everything.ï¿½>

Thank you for your help.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Youï¿½ve done a good job. Thank you for your help.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Call us when you need us. Weï¿½re always here to help.ï¿½>

Thank you for your time.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Thank you for the time you spent.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m glad we had this meeting. Thank you for your time.ï¿½>

Thank you for all youï¿½ve done.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m much better now. I really appreciate your care. Thank you for all youï¿½ve done.ï¿½>

You have my gratitude.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½You were so kind to me. You have my gratitude.ï¿½>

Iï¿½m deeply grateful.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Youï¿½ve saved the life of my child. Iï¿½m deeply grateful.ï¿½>

I appreciate it.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Hereï¿½s the disk I promised you.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, good. Thank you. I appreciate it.ï¿½>

I appreciate your kindness.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Itï¿½s been a month since you got out of the hospital. You look much better now.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I appreciate your kindness.ï¿½>

Thanks or THX.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½You look lovely tonight.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thanks.ï¿½>

Thanks much.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Have some more pie.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thanks much. I really like it.ï¿½>

Thanks so much.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Good morning. Hereï¿½s your breakfast.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thanks so much.ï¿½>

Thanks for everything.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½The room was nice, the service was great, the prices were reasonable. Thanks for everything.ï¿½>

Thanks a lot.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Letï¿½s go swimming. Hereï¿½s your towel.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thanks a lot. Iï¿½m sorry I forgot to bring mine.ï¿½>

Thanks a bunch.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½You were very helpful. Thanks a bunch.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m glad I could help.ï¿½>

Thanks a bundle.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Hereï¿½s the book you asked me for.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thanks a bundle.ï¿½>

I canï¿½t thank you enough.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Iï¿½m so grateful to you that my thanking you will never be sufficient.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½You saved my life. I canï¿½t thank you enough.ï¿½>

Iï¿½m in your debt.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Iï¿½m grateful to you and now I owe you a favor.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for stopping the robber. He wanted to snatch my purse. Iï¿½m in your debt.ï¿½>

Iï¿½m forever in your debt.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for helping me to bring my wife to the hospital. Iï¿½m forever in your debt.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Youï¿½re very welcome. Iï¿½m glad the mother and baby are OK.ï¿½>

Iï¿½m indebted to you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for saving my dog. It almost drowned. Iï¿½m indebted to you.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½No problem. This is my job. This is what lifeguards are for.ï¿½>

Iï¿½m much obliged.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I owe you a debt of gratitude.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This beer is on me, old buddy.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you. Iï¿½m much obliged.ï¿½>

I owe you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I am obliged to you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Let me pay for the dinner.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, thank you. I owe you.ï¿½>

I owe you one.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I owe you a favor.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½I made an extra copy of the datasheet for your presentation.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Thanks a lot. I owe you one.ï¿½>

I owe you big.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I am much obliged to you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for helping me to find a job. I owe you big.ï¿½>

I owe you big-time.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I am very much obliged to you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½You practically saved my life. I owe you big-time.ï¿½>

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8.2ï¿½ï¿½ When you acknowledge somebodyï¿½s thanks

Youï¿½re welcome.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Good night, dear hosts. Thanks for having me.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, you are welcome. Thanks for coming.ï¿½>

Youï¿½re most welcome.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½I had a lovely time tonight. Thank you for inviting me.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Youï¿½re most welcome. Come again.ï¿½>

Youï¿½re quite welcome.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for the coffee and pie.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Youï¿½re quite welcome.ï¿½>

Youï¿½re entirely welcome.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for your help. Iï¿½m much obliged.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Youï¿½re entirely welcome.ï¿½>

The pleasure was mine.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for taking me out to the movie theater last weekend. I really liked the movie.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½The pleasure was mine.ï¿½>

The pleasure was all mine.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for the dinner.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½The pleasure was all mine.ï¿½>

It was my pleasure.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½It was my pleasure to do that.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for helping me with my English task.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½It was my pleasure.ï¿½>

Donï¿½t mention it.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½You donï¿½t need to draw attention to my help. It was not too hard.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m really grateful for your help.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Donï¿½t mention it.ï¿½>

It was nothing.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½It was not too hard to help you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for driving me to work.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½It was nothing.ï¿½>

Forget about it.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½You donï¿½t need to remember about my help. It was not too hard.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m so glad you were there to help me.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, forget about it.ï¿½>

No problem.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½It was not too hard to help you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thanks for helping me in the garden.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½You bet! No problem.ï¿½>

No trouble.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½It was not too troublesome to help you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for putting in a good word for me to the boss.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½No trouble. You scratch my back, and Iï¿½ll scratch yours.ï¿½>

No sweat.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½It was easy. I did not even perspire.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank you for helping me with my luggage.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½No sweat. Iï¿½m always glad to help.ï¿½>

You bet!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Of course I helped you!ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m so grateful to you for your help.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½You bet!ï¿½>

Anytime.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I am ready to help you whenever you need help.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thanks for helping me with my homework.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Anytime.ï¿½>

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8.3ï¿½ï¿½ When you thank fate for what happened

Thank God.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I am so thankful to God for what happened.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Thank God nobody got injured when the driver lost control of the car.ï¿½>

Thank goodness!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Weï¿½re finally home. Thank goodness!ï¿½>

Thank heavens!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½There was an earthquake last night, but nothing got damaged. Thank heavens!ï¿½>

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