tell thank you vs say thank you

Both "say thank you" and "tell thank you" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "Say thank you" is the more common and natural way to express gratitude, while "tell thank you" is less common and may sound awkward to native English speakers.

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tell thank you

This phrase is technically correct but less common in English. It may sound awkward to native speakers.

This phrase can be used to express gratitude, but it is less common than "say thank you."

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Tell him thank you, and he smells really nice too.
Tell Elizabeth thank you, but I'm not looking right now.
Tell him thank you, but no.
Please tell her thank you for me.
Tell him thank you from his daddy.
I want to tell you thank you because you were there for me.
So, if this relationship is over, let her know that she made me a better man, and tell her thank you.
Tell them thank you, but we can't stay here.
All right, so remind me to tell Rebecca thank you for giving me your number.
Tell him thank you very much, and come get your stuff.
Well, tell her thank you.
Now, you can tell Jodi thank you for the groceries.
Tell him thank you and I'm flattered, but I'm kind of seeing someone else.
Tell him thank you, but I know about the Black Knights.
Tell your mother thank you for diner.
- Go tell that lady thank you.
And tell Grant - tell him thank you, too.
"tell daddy thank you."
Thanks, I'll tell Krysia to thank you.
Tell her, thank you for her help.

Alternatives:

say thank you

say thank you

This is the more common and natural way to express gratitude in English.

This phrase is widely used to express gratitude in various situations.

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I should say thank you, but what you did was reckless.
Carrie, I just wanted to say thank you for taking in Sebastian for Thanksgiving.
- Just came by to say thank you and...
I came to say thank you for everything.
I just want to say thank you for flying Santa Mira Airlines.
Because it gives me an opportunity to say thank you.
This is just a little something to say thank you.
Just wanted to say thank you for those terrific time-travel pills.
But it would allow me the opportunity to say thank you.
Anyway, I just came by to say thank you.
I want to say thank you about the money.
Elvira, I wanted to say thank you.
I give you a dress to say thank you.
So I just... ...finally wanted to say thank you.
I brought you these flowers to say thank you.
Just came here to say thank you.
I forgot to say thank you for the cell phone.
I just wanted to say thank you... for an unforgettable experience... the other day.
I'm here to say thank you.
But more importantly, I didn't get to say thank you for everything.

Alternatives:

express thanks
show appreciation
give thanks
offer thanks

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