谢谢妈妈
xièxie māma
谢谢妈妈 (xièxie māma) is the Chinese way to say thank you mom.
The phrase is used to express gratitude toward one's mother.
What does it mean word for word?
谢谢 is a reduplicated form of the verb 谢, which means 'to thank.' The term 妈妈 uses a reduplication of the character 妈 to create the noun for 'mother.'
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun 妈妈 is formed through the reduplication of the character 妈.
How do you pronounce it?
xièxie māma
Did you know?
- The character 妈 is a phono-semantic compound where the left side 女 means 'woman' and the right side 马 provides the sound 'ma'.
- The sound 'ma' is one of the most famous examples in linguistics because, depending on the tone, it can mean 'mother', 'hemp', 'horse' or 'to scold'.
- In many Chinese households, gratitude toward a mother is more commonly expressed through actions, such as peeling fruit for her, rather than through verbal phrases like 谢谢妈妈.
Examples in context
- 在这特别的日子里，我想对您说声，母亲，感谢您。On this special day, I want to say, "Mother, thank you."
- 妈妈，谢谢你一直支持我。Mom, thank you for always supporting me.
- 妈妈，我真的很感谢你对我的理解和支持。Mom, I really appreciate your understanding and support.
- 谢谢妈妈，做的菜很好吃。Xièxie māma, zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.Thank you mom, the food you made is delicious.
Example conversation
Yuting gives a handmade card to her mother.
- 雨婷 Yuting妈妈，这是我为您做的卡片。Māma, zhè shì wǒ wèi nín zuò de kǎpiàn.Mom, this is a card I made for you.
- 俊杰 Junjie太漂亮了，谢谢你，雨婷。Tài piàoliang le, xièxie nǐ, Yǔtíng.It's so beautiful, thank you, Yuting.
- 雨婷 Yuting您也给我买了一件新衣服，谢谢妈妈。Nín yě gěi wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn xīn yīfu, xièxie māma.You also bought me a new piece of clothing, thank you mom.
- 俊杰 Junjie不用客气，宝贝。Bùyòng kèqì, bǎobèi.You're welcome, honey.
