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Occasionally, I meet someone who is working hard. He looks so tired and needs to hear some kind words and I don't know what to say. Some time ago, I asked this question of a native speaker and she replied:
Maybe I couldn’t represent my question properly because I didn’t see that the above formula had decreased his exhaustion in doing the job. What can we say to somebody who looks tired doing a job, in order to soothe his pain? |
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In addition to izx's comment, keep up the good work is often used as a phrase of encouragement and to keep people motivated. You could also substitute any of the following for good -- great, fantastic, exceptional, &c depending upon how impressed you are with their work or how much encouragement you want to give to them. |
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You could say, "Hang in there", which is an informal exhortation, basically meant to encourage someone: "keep on doing what you're doing, and don't be discouraged, even in the face of adversity, hardship, opposition, or fatigue". |
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This is often done in a somewhat joking manner, e.g. "Good job, don't work too hard!" with a smile and a chuckle. Also: "Nice work, make sure you take a break!" or "Wow, that's great, it must have taken forever" (can imply mucho time spend already - sometimes). |
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