how will you say "thank you" and "welcome" in your language?

welcome and thyank you - welcome and thank you
Philippines
February 25, 2007 8:49am CST
these words put a great smile on my face everytime i hear it...so,how will you say "thank you" and "welcome" in your language? here in the philippines, thank you is "salamat" while welcome is "mabuhay"
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makaira
@makaira (1158)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
im also from the Philippines and you already said it but i want to share how we say it in the south. thank you is "salamat' or "daghang salamat" (thank you very much)... welcome is "way sapayan".
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jayrulezzz
@jayrulezzz (52)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
kababayan, salamat din
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kaplya
@kaplya (1578)
• India
25 Feb 07
i m from india and i speak hindi. in hindi thank u is "shukriya" or "dhanyawad" and welcome is "swaagatam":) but in day to day life we use english "thank u" or "thanx".(too bad i think) "swaagatam" on mylot!!!^^
jayrulezzz
@jayrulezzz (52)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
wow, thats cool
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monicathinks407
@monicathinks407 (311)
• United States
25 Feb 07
In spanish...Gracias is thank you...De nada is your welcome
jayrulezzz
@jayrulezzz (52)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
gracias to you monicathinks407! im working in spanish company too, i often here that! :)
HassanKhalid
@HassanKhalid (284)
• Pakistan
26 Feb 07
i am from Pakistan and in urdu, we say "KHUSHAMDEID" for welcome and "SHUKREEYA" for thank you :) its nice discussion good going :)
Rhylic1986
@Rhylic1986 (56)
• China
25 Feb 07
in Chinese, ?? is thank you and ?? is welcome.
amit_shehwag
@amit_shehwag (836)
• India
26 Feb 07
as being an indian so many ways to express it.in hindi "dhanyawad","sugriya".....thankyou,thanks,its my pleasure, and for welcome "swagatam" most popular....