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Being a natural German speaker having known the language for almost 55 years I like simply to add, that in dialect "scheen" only roughly rhymes with "shane". Furthermore if you need to go to dialect at all you must know, that a Bavarian would pronounce "Danke" rather like "donkey" and end up with something like "donkey shane".
"Danke Schoen" (/ ˈ d ɑː ŋ k ə ʃ eɪ n / DAHNG-kə shayn, German: [ˈdaŋkə ʃøːn] ⓘ) is a pop song of German origin, whose title translates to English as "Thank you very much". Bert Kaempfert , who composed the melody, recorded it as an instrumental, in 1959 and later in 1962, under the title "Candlelight Cafe".
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Danke (schön) "Thank you (very much)" Helf Gott!, Helfgott!, or Helf dir Gott! ... Pronunciation differs by region. Most common in western and northern regions.
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Similarly, in most German regions it is only used in connection with meals. However, soldiers typically greet each other with Mahlzeit (and the reply Mahlzeit, not danke) from getting up in the morning until about 8 pm, including the entire normal work day, presumably as the next mealtime is always within short distance and is looked forward to.