Meaning
Concepts
Thank you
evoking gratitude
I’m fine, thank you
your pardon
Synonyms
je vous remercie
remerciment
Moi
s’excuser
au combien
refus poli
je vais bien
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɛʁ.si/
Etymology
From Middle French merci, mercy, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”). Used as an interjection of gratitude since at least the early 12th century, originally as grand merci, for instance spelled granz merciz in Li coronemenz Looïs.
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