Thank, think, thinking

Though different words, thank, think, and thinking sound similar in Pennsylvania Dutch. How do you keep them straight?

To Thank

To thank someone, say thanks, and to be thankful are all different words. See the examples below.

To Thank (v) = danka
(ex: Miah danka een fa awl sei shayni promises.)

Thanks = denki (notice the spelling change)
(ex: Miah sawwa denki fa awl eiyah haddi eahvet.)

Thankful (adj) = dankboah (always used with a form of sei)
(ex: Miah sinn so dankboah fa alles es du gedu hosht.)

To Think

Thinking

Thinking, as in the way a person thinks. This is a noun, not a verb.

Thinking (n) = denkes
(ex: Di veld iahra denkes is letz!)