Þakka þér kærlega fyrir
Þakka þér kærlega fyrir is how you say thank you so much in Icelandic.
This phrase is used to express strong gratitude or appreciation toward someone.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase translates to 'Thank you dearly for', where kærlega (dearly/kindly) acts as the intensifier for the sense of 'so much'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the formal expression Ég er þér óendanlega þakklátur/þakklát, the word for grateful changes based on the gender of the speaker: þakklátur for a male and þakklát for a female.
Did you know?
- Because Icelandic has preserved many Old Norse features, the structure of this phrase is remarkably similar to how Vikings would have expressed gratitude over a thousand years ago.
- The word þakka shares the same ancient roots as the English word 'thank', both descending from the Proto-Germanic *þankōną.
- In the formal phrase Ég er þér óendanlega þakklátur/þakklát, the word óendanlega literally means 'endlessly'.
Examples in context
- Ég þakka þér kærlega fyrir allt.I thank you so much for everything.
Example conversation
Sigurður gives Guðrún a nice gift.
- GuðrúnÓ, þetta er svo fallegt! Þakka þér kærlega fyrir.Oh, this is so beautiful! Thank you so much.
- SigurðurÞað vart ekkert mál, Guðrún.It was no problem, Guðrún.
- GuðrúnÞú er svo góður við mig.You are so kind to me.
- SigurðurÉg vona að þér líki við það.I hope that you like it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fyrir, þakka, þér, CC BY-SA 4.0.
