DON’T Say “You’re Welcome” – Better Answers To “Thank You”
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In this Advanced English lesson, we unpack different ways of responding to "thank you" and the alternatives to saying "you are welcome." DON'T say "you're welcome" – better answers to "thank you". So, if you want to stop saying you're welcome then this lesson is for you!
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Thanks for sharing so good examples from our daily routine. 🙂
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed this lesson, Fernanda. Stay tuned, more lessons to come!
Great video! I’ve also heard “Absolutely” in response to “Thank you”. Also, “Not at all”, “you bet”, “Of course”, “No problem”, “Certainly”, “Sure”, “It was no trouble at all”, “Forget it”, “No sweat”, “It’s all right” (or “That’s all right”), “It’s ok” (or “That’s ok”), “You’re quite/very/so/most welcome”, “Anything for you”, “It was nothing. I’m happy to help/do it”. There’s also “Thank YOU”, placing the emphasis on “you”
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I was looking to ”Not at all” to be mentioned.
Looks that it is not used often – I met guy who did not understand this way of answering to Thank you at all. He did not get me even I repeated it 3 times, so I had to explain it 😀 .
i speak english, nearly all of the phrases in the video are not used. no one says “youd do the same for me” like its too long. we just say “no problem” “youre welcome” “sure” “happy to help” but nothing else really
Thanks for sharing! Many of my English teachers never tought me that.
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I almost never use, ‘you’re welcome.’ ‘No problem,’ is usually my go to on emails and general conversations.
I prefer, “Thou art most welcome!” 😊
One bit of nuance I’d like to point out as a native English speaker: Don’t say “you’re welcome” if what you are being thanked for is something that was expected of you or was your obligation to do. “You’re welcome” subtly implies that you believe you did the person who is thanking you a kindness or a favor. For example, if your job is to create a report every week, and you hand said report to your boss who says “thank you,” don’t say “you’re welcome.” Your boss is being polite thanking you for the report, but if you respond with “you’re welcome” you are suggesting that you did something that you really didn’t have to do. Better to say “sure thing” or “you bet” or even better, just smile and nod and say, “Let me know if you need anything else.” Similarly, if a server says “thank you” when you pay the bill, they are being polite. It was your obligation to pay the bill, so don’t say “you’re welcome.” Better to say “thank YOU” (for the service) or again, just smile and nod and wish them a nice day. However, if they thank you for the TIP (which you were not obligated to give), then it’s perfectly fine to say “you’re welcome.”
Thank you.
Thanks alot
Native speaker of English here too. I totally agree with this advice. It’s very subtle but be careful with this. Except being from the UK we don’t usually say ‘sure thing’ or ‘sure’ and never say ‘you bet’. I think in this situation I’d say ‘my pleasure’, ‘no worries’ or I’d just smile. In the paying situation I’d also reply with ‘thank YOU’.
Thank you so much. This is very helpful.
You are absolutely correct
Similar advice was given to me by a professor in English
Great video! Love this new word for me, “famish” (1:07)! Best, Albert
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Great video and amazing tips. Thank you so much. It”s gonna help me a lot on my way to fluency. Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks for sharing so good examples from our daily routine , you are doing great 🌹
you cant go wrong with your welcome, it works in all circumstances and is the classic polite form, the others, are more casual, and might not sound right coming from someone using english as a second language, …. sure thing, dont mention it, they are idiomatic,…. I havent used either maybe ever, … they are possible but rare
“You’re welcome” is both friendly and polite. We need more of both of those qualities in regular conversation.
@Glade Swope yes but any set of nice words can be used sarcastically. The trick is to banish the sarcasm, not the nice words.
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Glad you highlight this important point about the interaction between individual/s with regard to saying ” thank you” & “you’re welcome..”as decency & politeness dictates. This should come as a matter of common sense but as we know common sense is now uncommon even among people who have hone to higher eduaction. Thank you & more success to your personal & professional endeavors ‘mam.
My answer would be: I love you too❤❤❤
Thanks for expanding my vocabulary!!!
How can we differentiate nouns and adjectives and infinitives?
So educative and captivating.
If someone says the the work I did for them looks fantastic, I reply, It makes me happy to do things for you!