How to Say “Thank You for Teaching Me” in French

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merci de m'avoir appris
merci de m'avoir appris is the French way to say "thank you for teaching me".
This phrase is used to express gratitude toward someone for having taught you something. Because the verb used is transitive, you will typically follow it with a direct object, such as the specific thing you learned.

What does it mean word for word?

Literally, the phrase means "thanks for having taught me", utilizing the past infinitive avoir appris to indicate the completed action of teaching.

Which one should you use?

In French, you can use both merci de and merci pour to express thanks, but merci de is considered the more standard and elegant choice when it is followed by a verb in the infinitive.

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb apprendre in this construction is transitive and typically requires a direct object, the thing that was learned, to follow it in a sentence.

Did you know?

  • The word merci comes from the Latin word mercēdem, meaning 'wages' or 'price'.
  • The word apprendre is often used to describe learning a piece of news, such as j'ai appris la nouvelle meaning 'I heard the news'.
  • French often uses the term le maître to refer to a teacher, which literally translates to 'the master'.

Examples in context

  • Merci de m'avoir appris tant de choses.
    Thank you for teaching me so many things.
    This example shows how to thank someone for teaching you many things using merci de m'avoir appris.
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  • Merci de m'avoir appris le berbère.
    Thank you for teaching me Berber.
    This example shows how to thank someone for teaching you a specific language using merci de m'avoir appris.
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  • Merci de m'avoir appris à cuisiner.
    Thank you for teaching me how to cook.

Example conversation

Hugo is leaving his first piano lesson with Emma.

  1. Hugo

    C'était super, merci de m'avoir appris ce morceau.
    That was great, thank you for teaching me this piece.
  2. Emma

    De rien, Hugo ! Tu as très bien joué.
    You're welcome, Hugo! You played very well.
  3. Hugo

    Je vais m'entraîner pour la semaine prochaine.
    I will practice for next week.
  4. Emma

    C'est parfait, on se voit mardi.
    That's perfect, I'll see you Tuesday.

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