thanks

Everyday

1. Thanks is a short, friendly way of saying «thank you». tree →
2. Thanks are words or acts that show you are grateful. tree →
3. Thanks to someone or something means because of them. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday manners you say «Thanks!» or «Thanks a lot» when someone helps you or gives you something; «No, thanks» politely refuses. «Thanks to» explains a cause: «Thanks to the rain, the garden is green» (good or bad). In writing, a thank-you note or card says thanks for a present. In stories, characters give thanks at a feast; Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada.

Examples

• Thanks for helping me with my homework. tree →
• «Would you like more?» «No, thanks.» tree →
• Many thanks for the lovely present. tree →
• Thanks to her quick thinking, nobody was hurt. tree →
• He left without a word of thanks. tree →
• Thanks a lot, that's really kind. tree →
• She thanks the bus driver every morning. tree →
• "Thanks, Petrusha, for your good word!" tree →

Note

«Thanks» is plural with no singular: say «many thanks», not «a thank». «Thank you» is a bit more polite than «Thanks». «Thanks to» can be used for bad things too (Thanks to the traffic, we were late). «Thanks» as a verb form: she thanks him. Spell «thank you» as two words.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Psalms, "to give thanks" means to praise God out loud for His mercy, and tradition makes this a central part of prayer. The Hebrew root also gives the word Modim, "we thank You," in the daily prayer. In the primary lessons: In everyday manners you say «Thanks!» or «Thanks a lot» when someone helps you or gives you something; «No, thanks» politely refuses. «Thanks to» explains a cause: «Thanks to the rain, the garden is green» (good or bad). In writing, a thank-you note or card says thanks for a present. In stories, characters give thanks at a feast; Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada.

Examples

• ') I wish to express here oiy thanks to J. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? (Writings PSA.88.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks to His holy name. (Writings PSA.97.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• O give thanks unto the God of gods, for His mercy endureth for ever. (Writings PSA.136.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Thanks» is plural with no singular: say «many thanks», not «a thank». «Thank you» is a bit more polite than «Thanks». «Thanks to» can be used for bad things too (Thanks to the traffic, we were late). «Thanks» as a verb form: she thanks him. Spell «thank you» as two words.