thank

感謝する、礼を言う

してくれたことへの喜びや感謝を相手に伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone you are pleased and grateful for what they have done.

• Thank you for your help.
• She thanked her neighbor for the flowers.
• Have you thanked everyone who helped?

使い方： thank someone for something (He thanked me for my advice.); thank someone for doing something (We thanked her for driving us home.)

類義語： express gratitude to

よく使う表現： thank you, thank someone for something, thank someone warmly

原因とする、おかげとする

ある結果、特に悪い結果を、人や物のせいだとすること。

やさしい英語で： To say someone or something caused a result, often a bad one.

• We can thank the traffic for our late arrival.
• You have your own carelessness to thank for this mess.
• We can thank the new rules for these delays.

使い方： have someone/something to thank for something (We have the storm to thank for the power cut.)

類義語： blame, credit

よく使う表現： thank someone for something, thank something for something

お願いする

「will」と使い、何かをする、またはやめるよう強く求めること。

やさしい英語で： Used with “will” to tell someone firmly to do something or stop doing something.

• I will thank you to leave immediately.
• I will thank you not to interrupt me.
• I will thank you to keep your voice down.

使い方： will thank someone to do something (I will thank you to mind your own business.)

よく使う表現： thank you to, thank you not