how to pronounce danke

/ˈdaŋkə/

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danke is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of danke in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… mich gern habe und danke dass ich euch …”

meanings of danke

verb:

Singular imperative.
First/third-person singular subjunctive I.
First-person singular present.

interjection:

Thanks, thank you.

noun:

Dative of Dank.

danke frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word danke occurs in german on average 180.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.