Scottish thank-you lines

Scottish Gaelic ways to say thanks, and two lines for a thank-you at the table. Copy one into a card or send it as a free card.

Say thank you for one specific thing first, then put the line underneath.

Tapadh leat

Thank you (to one person).

Scottish Gaelic
Tapadh leibh

Thank you (to several people, or politely).

Scottish Gaelic
Mòran taing

Many thanks.

Scottish Gaelic
Taing mhòr

Big thanks.

Scottish Gaelic
Some hae meat an canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.
The Selkirk Grace
Here's to the friends we can trust when the storms of adversity blaw; may they live in our song and be nearest our hearts, nor depart like the year that's awa'.
Scottish Toasts (1908)

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