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merci

"merci" means "thank you" in French. It is number 95 on the frequency list, in A1 (intj).

Meaning

thank you; mercy; grace

IPA

/mɛʁ.si/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Non, merci.
  No, thank you.
  Tatoeba: lilygilder / CK
• Merci bien.
  Thank you kindly.
  Tatoeba: melospawn / CM
• Bien, merci.
  Great, thanks.
  Tatoeba: Micsmithel / ouitroisheures19

Learned together

In the course, "merci" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• rien nothing
• son his, her, its
• ton your
• par by, through
• ou or
• bon good
• sa his, her, its, their, one's
• tous all
• deux two

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