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  • Hi Bob the Canadian here.

  • You probably already know that if someone says, “Thank you!” to you in English you

  • should respond by saying, “You are welcome.”

  • In this video though we're going to look at more ways that you can say, “You're

  • welcome.”

  • after someone thanks you in English.

  • Let's imagine you just helped a friend move into a new apartment.

  • When you are done helping them move all the boxes and unpack they will probably say, “Thank

  • you.”

  • And you can respond by saying, “You're welcome.”

  • or you could respond by saying a few of these phrases:

  • It was no problem.

  • Not a problem.

  • Or: No problem.

  • All of these would communicate the same thing as saying, “You're welcome.”

  • but in addition they're letting your friend know that it wasn't that big of a deal for

  • you to take time from your day to help them move.

  • Let's imagine you just helped a friend repair their car or bicycle.

  • When you are done helping they will most likely say, “Thank you.”

  • And you could respond by just simply saying, “Don't mention it.”

  • Which means again the same thing as, “You're welcome.”

  • Thanks for helping me fix my bicycle.

  • Don't mention it.

  • Let's imagine you've been to a friend's house for a party or a gathering.

  • And at the end of the evening everyone has gone home, but you stay to help clean up the

  • house.

  • Your friend will probably say, “Thank you.”

  • And you could respond by saying any of the following phrases.

  • You could say:

  • It's my pleasure.

  • It is my pleasure.

  • It was my pleasure.

  • Or: My pleasure.

  • Let's imagine you've given a relative some money to start a business.

  • They'll most likely say, “Thank you.”

  • I hope they say, “Thank you.”

  • And you could respond by saying any of the following things.

  • You could say:

  • It was nothing.

  • It's nothing.

  • It was nothing.

  • It was nothing.

  • Thanks for lending me the money.

  • It was nothing.

  • Let's imagine that you've just helped your mom or dad carry the groceries in from

  • the car.

  • They are going to say, “Thank you.” and you could respond by saying:

  • I'm happy to help.

  • Or simply: Happy to help.

  • Thanks for helping carry the groceries in.

  • Happy to help!

  • Thanks for carrying the groceries in for me.

  • Happy to help mom!

  • The last example.

  • Let's imagine that you and a friend are out for the day and you pay for lunch, and

  • they say, “Thank you for paying for my lunch.”

  • You could respond by smiling and saying, “Anytime!”

  • Well that's a number of ways to say, “You're welcome.”

  • in English.

  • Bob the Canadian here.

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  • Thank you so much for watching, and have a great day.

Hi Bob the Canadian here.

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