Meanings
interjection
alternative no thanks · alternative no thank you
- Politely refuses something offered.
“No, thanks” is a violently British way to refuse something. That is just one step away from “oh, I couldn’t possibly”.
2014 September 14, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Julie Weiner, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不要，謝謝 /不要, 谢谢
- 不要，謝謝 /不要(polite refusal of an offer)
- 谢谢 (bùyào, xièxie)(polite refusal of an offer)
- 不客氣 /不客气 (bù kèqi)(polite refusal of an offer)
Dutch nee, dank u
- nee, dank u(polite refusal of an offer)
Finnish ei kiitos
- ei kiitos(polite refusal of an offer)
French non merci, sans façon
- non merci(polite refusal of an offer)
- sans façon(polite refusal of an offer)
German nein, danke, danke
- nein, danke(polite refusal of an offer)
- danke(polite refusal of an offer)
- ich danke(polite refusal of an offer)
Hungarian nem, köszönöm, köszönöm, nem kérem
- nem, köszönöm(polite refusal of an offer)
- köszönöm, nem kérem(polite refusal of an offer)
Italian no, grazie
- no, grazie(polite refusal of an offer)
Japanese 結構です
- 結構です (kekkō desu)(polite refusal of an offer)
Latin benignē
- benignē(polite refusal of an offer)
Polish nie, dziękuję
- nie, dziękuję(polite refusal of an offer)
Portuguese não, obrigado, não, obrigada
- não, obrigado(polite refusal of an offer)
- não, obrigada(polite refusal of an offer)
Romanian nu, mulțumesc
- nu, mulțumesc(polite refusal of an offer)
Russian нет, спаси́бо
- нет, спаси́бо (net, spasíbo)(polite refusal of an offer)
Spanish no, gracias
- no, gracias(polite refusal of an offer)
Swedish nej tack
- nej tack(polite refusal of an offer)
Tagalog huwag na, salamat
- huwag na, salamat(polite refusal of an offer)
Thai ไม่เป็นไรขอบคุณ
- ไม่เป็นไรขอบคุณ (mâi-bpen-rai-kɔ̂ɔp-kun)(polite refusal of an offer)
Cite this entry
APA
no, thanks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%2C%20thanks
MLA
“no, thanks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%2C%20thanks. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no, thanks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%2C%20thanks.
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