You’ve been given a present or some good advice, been invited out to a meal or to a job interview, or someone has helped you? And you want to say thank you either in person or in writing. So what could you say?

Here are some suggestions:

• Thank you for the lovely present. It’s such a beautiful pen …
• Thank you very much for helping me yesterday. It was a difficult decision to make …
• Thank you so much for your hospitality / for the wonderful dinner party last week …
• Thank you so much for inviting me to your company. It was very interesting to learn about your organisation …
• Thank you for the time you spent helping me to …