Thank you in Breton
Trugarez
In Breton, the phrase to know first is "Trugarez!" (Thanks!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Thank you in Breton is Trugarez. Below are the everyday thanks, the forms for one person and for more than one, and Trugarez vras, "many thanks".
Greetings
Trugarez!
Thanks!
The everyday word.
Trugarez dit!
Thank you! (one person)
Dit is "to you" for one person you know well.
Trugarez deoc'h!
Thank you! (more than one, or polite)
Deoc'h is "to you" for more than one person or to be polite.
Trugarez vras!
Many thanks!
A stronger thanks; Tatoeba translates it "many thanks".
About the words
Trugarez means thanks or thank you; Wiktionary notes that it is first attested in 1499, and Favereau's dictionary also gives the senses mercy and clemency. Add dit to thank one person you know well, or deoc'h for more than one person or to be polite.
Common questions
How do you say thank you in Breton?
Trugarez! To one person, Trugarez dit; to more than one or politely, Trugarez deoc'h.
Thank you in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Breton phrases for everyday occasions
Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Geriafurch Breton dictionaries (TermOfis, Ofis Publik ar Brezhoneg)
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #5239731 by Iriep, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #428108 by dominiko, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #924172 by dominiko, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Apertium Breton dictionary (apertium-bre), as stored in blas. course data: data/content/breton/lexicon.json forms["trugarez vras"]
Credit: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.