How to say 謝謝

  • Traditional characters: 謝謝
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): xiè xie
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄝ
  • Meaning: thank you

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

謝謝 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

我很好！謝謝！

wǒ hěn hǎo xiè xie

I'm great — thanks!

From the story 你好，雅婷！ (Hello, Yating!)

謝謝！拜拜！

xiè xie bài bai

…Thank you! Bye!

From the story 再說一次！ (Say It Again!)

謝謝你來。還有，蠟燭很漂亮。

xiè xie nǐ lái hái yǒu là zhú hěn piào liang

(whispering back) Thanks for coming. And the candles are lovely.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

你已經準備了，不要緊張。第一句先說：「謝謝大家今天來。」

nǐ yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi le bú yào jǐn zhāng dì yī jù xiān shuō xiè xie dà jiā jīn tiān lái

You've already prepared — don't be nervous. Open with: 'Thank you all for coming today.'

From the story 準備簡報 (Getting Ready for the Presentation)

謝謝大家今天來…謝謝大家今天來…好，記住了。

xiè xie dà jiā jīn tiān lái xiè xie dà jiā jīn tiān lái hǎo jì zhù le

Thank you all for coming today... thank you all for coming today... okay. Got it.

From the story 準備簡報 (Getting Ready for the Presentation)

Where 謝謝 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 1 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Greetings
  • Lesson: Thank You & Sorry
  • Taught just before: 再見
  • Taught just after: 對不起