Merci sentence example
merci
- The French word, except in such phrases as Dieu merci, sans merci, is principally used in the sense of "thanks," and is seen in the old English expression "gramercy," i.e.
- His Belle Dame sans merci was translated into English by Sir Richard Ros about 1640, with an introduction of his own; and Clement Marot and Octavien de Saint-Gelais, writing fifty years after his death, find many fair words for the old poet, their master and predecessor.
- This was followed by the Debat du reveille-matin, La Belle Dame sans merci, and others.
- In the orchestral ballad, La Belle Dame sans Merci, he touches the note of weird pathos, and in the nautical overture Britannia his sense of humour stands revealed.
- You've explained things really well, merci beaucoup!Advertisement
- But the mature Gibson is no longer obsessed, as he was in Case's day, by La belle dame sans merci.
- In 1816 Hunt published Keats's sonnet O solitude in the Examiner and in 1821 La Belle Dame sans Merci in the Indicator.
- In 1816 Hunt published Keats 's sonnet O Solitude in the Examiner and in 1821 La Belle Dame sans Merci in the Indicator.
- This gesture, as well as thanking them (merci beaucoup madame/monsieur) after they have helped you, is a must.
- Before opening the door, turn and find the shopkeeper/host/hostess and say au revoir madame/monsieur or merci madame/monsieur…au revoir!.Advertisement
- This gesture, as well as thanking them (merci beaucoup madame/monsieur) after they have helped you are a must.
- You can shorten this to simply "merci", which is less formal.
- The pronunciation of merci beaucoup can be approximated as 'mare-see bo-KOO'.
- Perhaps you already know some words in French, like bonjour and merci.