“Thank You” in the AANHPI Way!
In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) month, here are different ways to say thank you in these cultures!
Bengali: Dhonnobad “dhon-no-bad”
Burmese: Kyay zu ba
Chinese, Cantonese: Mm goi “mm goy” or doh jeh (when accepting a gift)
Chinese, Mandarin: Xie xie “shye shye”
Fijian: Vinaka “vin nah kah”
Hindi: Dhanyavaad “dhun-yuh-vahd”
Hmong: Ua tsaug “oh chow”
Japanese: Arigato “ah ree ga toe”
Khmer (Cambodian): Arkoun “ar kun”
Korean: Gamsahamnida “gam sa ham ni da”
Lao: Khob chai “kob chai”
Hawaiian: Mahalo Nui Loa “ma ha lo nuy loh ah”
Malay/Indonesian: Terima kasih “te ree ma ka see”
Samoan: Fa'afetai tele “fah feh tie”
Tagalog (Philippines): Salamat “sa la mat”
Thai: Khap khun kraap (male speaking) “kap kun krap”, Khap khun kha (female speaking) “kap kun ka”
Tongan: Malo 'Aupito “ma lo ow pee to”
Urdu/Arabic: Shukriya “shoo kree ya”
Vietnamese: Cam on “gahm un”
Some Izzi staff sharing traditional outfits from their AANHPI cultures!
Moana and Moriah Lupe and family dressed in Samoan elei attire.
Jonathan Oei dressed in a traditional Indonesian batik shirt.
Sunshine Wu Fisher dressed in a traditional Chinese button up jacket.
Winnie Lao is dressed in a traditional Chinese qipao “chee pow” (Mandarin) or cheongsam “chong sam” (Cantonese) dress.
Muna Motumanu dressed in traditional Tongan clothes for the Fakame holiday or Children's Sunday.
John Fernandez dressed in a barong tagalog, a Filipino formal men’s shirt.
Rosemarie Sanciangco dressed in a Baro at Saya, traditional Filipino women’s shirt.
