The Best Prayer

‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

Alice Walker

Saying thank you “to show sincere gratitude is an important part of etiquette in almost all cultures,” starts the “How to Say Thank You in 35 Different Languages Around the Globe ” article from FluentU . And, as you may have guessed, the article has a table with both the spelling and phonetic pronunciation of “thank you” in 35 languages. Swahili’s ah-sahn-tey is smooth with a sharp finish and seems like something to say to a host after a lovely meal, where Swedish’s tahk is abrupt and would work nicely on-the-go.

About the author

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.