Thank you. (Bas? khalas keda?)

What do you say when someone does you a big favor or even just a small favor?
Taba3an han oul 'thank you' bas yimkin 3ayezeen ne zawid shwyia...what else can we say after thank you?
Below are some responses you can use. El IF means informal (kalam gheir rasmy, for friends and people you know a bit). El F means formal (kalam rasmy, for people you don't know well, your boss, officials, older people, etc...) B means you can use the phrase for both.

1. Some one did you a favor: (small khedma)

- Thank you. I really appreciate it. (B)
- Much appreciated. (IF)
- I hope you didn't go out of your way. ( a bit F) (da lou inta hasis in el shakhs 3amal maghoud zeyada 3ashanak). (lou lesa ma3amalsh el khidma..you can say: Please don't go out of your way.
- Thank you. (It's) Kind of you to say that. (a bit IF). (da lou el shakhs ALAK haga. compliment ya3nee. momken bil 'it's or min gheirha).
- Thank you. I'm very grateful. (F)
- Thank you for taking the time out to read my email. (B) (hena be toshkor el shaks inu khad min waktu y3amelak haga. It is followed by infinitive to+base verb.)

2. Inta 3amalt khidma le had...and he is thanking you...hat oul eh?

- Don't mention it. (IF)
- Not at all. (F)
- No problem (IF)
- It was my pleasure. (F) (khoususan lou kont 3azamt had, or just met him in a formal gathering min gheir ma ya3melak khedma.)
- It was no problem at all. (F)
- Any time. (IF) (ista3id ba'a toa3d ta3mel khidamet 3alatoul..ma any time ba'a!)

Taba3an intu lazem ta3rafu el khidma dee it3amalit khalas (then use past tense...It was my pleasure) wala ha tit3amil lesa (future tense) It will be my pleasure. boso 3al verb wa qararu.
Of course there are different ways to express a 'thank you' and these are just some ways thanking someone for a favor done.

yala...kefaya keda for now...eya khidma ya basha!