Meanings
phrase
- A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.
- Thank you for doing that. - Don't mention it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, mention, it.
Synonyms: it's all right, it's a pleasure, you're welcome, no mention, my pleasure, not at all, no problem, no worries
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, mention, it.
Similar
it's all rightit's a pleasureyou're welcomeno mentionmy pleasurenot at allno problemno worriesanytime
Translations
Arabic عَفْوًا
- عَفْوًا (ʕafwan)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Bulgarian няма́ защо́, моля́
- няма́ защо́ (njamá zaštó)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- моля́ (moljá)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Catalan de res, no és res
- de resit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- no és resit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Chinese Mandarin 不客氣 /不客气, 不用謝 /不用谢
- 不客氣 /不客气 (bù kèqi)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- 不用謝 /不用谢 (búyòng xiè)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Czech není zač, za málo
- není začit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- za máloit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- to nestojí za řečit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Dutch geen dank, niets te danken
- geen dankit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- niets te dankenit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Esperanto nedankinde
- nedankindeit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Finnish eipä kestä
- eipä kestäit is too trivial to warrant thanks
French de rien, il n'y a pas de quoi
- de rienit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- il n'y a pas de quoiit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- pas de quoiit is too trivial to warrant thanks
German nichts zu danken, keine Ursache
- nichts zu dankenit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- keine Ursacheit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Greek τίποτα, παρακαλώ
- τίποτα (típota)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- παρακαλώ (parakaló)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Hawaiian he mea iki, he mea ʻole
- he mea ikiit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- he mea ʻoleit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Hebrew עַל לֹא דָּבָר, אֵין בְּעַד מַה
- עַל לֹא דָּבָר ('al lo davár)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- אֵין בְּעַד מַה (ēn b'ad ma)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Hindi कुछ नहीं
- कुछ नहीं (kuch nahī̃)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Hungarian nincs mit, szóra sem érdemes
- nincs mitit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- szóra sem érdemesit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Icelandic ekki minnast á það, ekki að nefna það
- ekki minnast á þaðit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- ekki að nefna þaðit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Irish ná habair é, níl a bhuíochas ort
- ná habair éit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- níl a bhuíochas ortit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Italian non c'è di che, prego
- non c'è di cheit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- pregoit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- di nullait is too trivial to warrant thanks
- è un piacereit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- come non dettoit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Japanese いいえ, どういたしまして
- いいえ (iie)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- どういたしまして (dō itashimashite)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Korean 천만에요
- 천만에요 (cheonmaneyo)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Latin nihil est, nihil est quod agās
- nihil estit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- nihil est quod agāsit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- nihil labōris estit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- aliud cūrāit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Lithuanian nėra už ką
- nėra už kąit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Norwegian Bokmål ingenting å takke for, ingen årsak
- ingenting å takke forit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- ingen årsakit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Polish nie ma o czym mówić, nie ma za co
- nie ma o czym mówićit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- nie ma za coit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- nie ma sprawyit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Portuguese de nada, não há de quê
- de nadait is too trivial to warrant thanks
- não há de quêit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- maginait is too trivial to warrant thanks
Russian не́ за что, пожа́луйста
- не́ за что (né za što)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- пожа́луйста (požálujsta)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- не сто́ит благода́рности (ne stóit blagodárnosti)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Scottish Gaelic 's e do bheatha
- 's e do bheathait is too trivial to warrant thanks
Slovak nie je za čo
- nie je za čoit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Spanish de nada, por nada
- de nadait is too trivial to warrant thanks
- por nadait is too trivial to warrant thanks
- no hay de quéit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- no faltaba másit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- faltaría másit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Swedish (det är) inget att tala om, (det är) inget att prata om
- (det är) inget att tala omit is too trivial to warrant thanks
- (det är) inget att prata omit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Tagalog walang anuman
- walang anumanit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Tamil பரவாயில்லை
- பரவாயில்லை (paravāyillai)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Thai ไม่เป็นไร
- ไม่เป็นไร (mâi-bpen-rai)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Ukrainian нема́ за що́, будь ла́ска
- нема́ за що́ (nemá za ščó)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
- будь ла́ска (budʹ láska)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Urdu کچھ نہیں
- کچھ نہیں (kuchh nahī̃)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
Vietnamese không có chi
- không có chiit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Welsh peidiwch â sôn
- peidiwch â sônit is too trivial to warrant thanks
Yiddish נישטאָ פֿאַרוואָס
- נישטאָ פֿאַרוואָס (nishto farvos)it is too trivial to warrant thanks
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APA
don't mention it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20mention%20it
MLA
“don't mention it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20mention%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't mention it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20mention%20it.
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