How to Say “Thank You for Your Kind Words” in French

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merci pour vos gentils mots
To say thank you for your kind words in French, use merci pour vos gentils mots. It thanks someone for saying something nice to you.
merci pour vos gentils mots is a polite reply to a compliment or a kind message, for example in a comment or a card.

Which one should you use?

Using paroles instead of mots often sounds more natural and elegant, as in merci pour vos gentilles paroles. Je vous remercie pour vos aimables paroles. is more formal. C'est vraiment gentil à toi de dire ça. means that's really nice of you to say and is casual.

How does it change in a sentence?

vos is the polite or plural form of your. gentils is masculine plural to match mots, while gentilles matches the feminine paroles.

Did you know?

  • The word merci stems from the Latin word mercēdem, which actually means 'wages', 'fee' or 'reward'.
  • While merci is used for thanks today, in a historical or legal context it can still mean 'mercy' or 'pity', as in granting mercy to a prisoner.

Example conversation

Léa compliments Nathan on his recent presentation.

  1. Nathan

    Merci pour vos gentils mots, Léa.
    Thank you for your kind words, Léa.
  2. Léa

    C'est vrai, tu as vraiment bien parlé.
    It's true, you spoke really well.
  3. Nathan

    Cela me fait plaisir d'entendre ça.
    I'm glad to hear that.
  4. Léa

    Tu mérites tous ces compliments, Nathan.
    You deserve all these compliments, Nathan.

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