How Do You Say Thank You and You're Welcome in Spanish?

How do you say thank you and you're welcome in Spanish? Even most non-Spanish speakers know that gracias is the common, standard way to say "thank you" in Spanish, while the most common response is de nada (you're welcome). Today's lesson will help you spice up your spoken Spanish by learning some additional ways to say thank you and you're welcome in Spanish.

thank you and you're welcome in spanish

How Do You Say Thank You in Spanish?

Before going any further, let's hear the Spanish word gracias pronounced, paying particular attention to the way that Spanish speakers pronounce the vowels (it should not sound like "grassy a--"). Then, we suggest you practice it yourself!

Gracias.

Thank you.

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Note that if you want to say what you are thanking someone "for" in Spanish, you should use the Spanish preposition por (rather than para) as we see here:

Así que gracias por su atención

So, thank you for your attention,

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This brings us to another common Spanish expression, which is equivalent to the English "Thanks for everything":

Gracias por todo.

Thank you for everything.

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Thank You Very Much in Spanish

Now, let's hear a common way to say "Thank you very much" in Spanish:

Muchas gracias.

Thank you very much.

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If you wish to say "Thank you very much" in Spanish even more emphatically, you might choose the following expression, which includes the augmentative form of muchas, muchísimas:

Muchísimas gracias

Thank you very much

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Yet another rough equivalent of "thank you very much" or "thanks so much" is the common Spanish expression mil gracias, which literally means "a thousand thanks":

Mm... no, no, mil gracias. No me gusta el café.

Um... No, no, thanks so much [literally "a thousand thanks"]. I don't like coffee.

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Thankful Verbs

In addition to the expressions we just learned, certain verbs or verb phrases can be used to convey gratitude. Below, you'll find several, with examples from our Yabla Spanish library.

Agradecer (to thank/be grateful)

Así que, te agradezco, Fredy,

So, I thank you, Fredy,

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The direct object pronoun lo is often included in the fixed expression te lo agradezco (I appreciate it, I thank you for it, I'm grateful to you for it) when referring to a specific thing or situation:

Y te lo agradezco, pero la verdad,

And I thank you for it, but honestly,

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Dar las gracias (to thank/give thanks)

Te vengo a dar las gracias.

I'm coming to thank you.

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Apreciar (to appreciate)

Bueno... pues le aprecio mucho gobernador que me haya contestado.

Well... I really appreciate you, Governor, for answering me.

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Estar agradecido (to be grateful)

estoy contenta, estoy agradecida,

I'm happy, I'm grateful,

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How to Say Thank You in Formal Spanish

If you wish to say thank you in a more formal setting, you could choose to address the person you are thanking with usted instead of tú or vos, the more formal of the different Spanish ways to say "you." The expression te lo agradezco would hence change as follows:

Bueno, se lo agradezco.

Well, I thank you for it.

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The abbreviated Muy agradecido can also function as an alternative to "Thank you very much" in more formal settings:

Muy agradecido, Don Kevin.

Very grateful, Mister Kevin.

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Finally, the expression Muy amable (literally "very kind") is often used in place of or along with another way of saying "thank you," as we see in the following two captions:

Eh... Sí, señorita, ya voy para allá. Muy amable.

Um... Yes, miss, I'm going there now. [You're] very kind.

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Bueno, muchas gracias. Muy amable.

Well, thank you very much. [You're] very kind.

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How Do You Say You're Welcome in Spanish?

As we mentioned in the introduction, de nada (literally "of nothing") is the standard equivalent of "you're welcome" in Spanish. Let's hear it a caption that includes both thank you and you're welcome in Spanish:

¡Ay, muchísimas gracias por tu amabilidad! ¡De nada!

Oh, thank you so much for your kindness! You're welcome!

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Note that an alternative, albeit less common way to say de nada is por nada.

Alternative Ways to Say "You're Welcome" in Spanish

Let's explore a few different ways to say something similar to "you're welcome" in Spanish, starting with one that literally means something along the lines of "There's no reason (to thank me)."

Yo también. Muchas gracias por admitirme. No hay de qué. Es un placer tenerla con nosotros.

Me too. Thank you very much for accepting me. You're welcome. It's a pleasure to have you with us.

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Like in English, "My pleasure" is also a suitable response to someone thanking you, as is simply (it's) "a pleasure":

El placer es mío, Adolfo.

The pleasure is mine, Adolfo.

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Gracias por venir, Luis. Un placer, Mónica,

Thank you for coming, Luis. A pleasure, Monica,

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And, finally, as in English, we could thank the person right back!

Muchas gracias. Gracias a ti.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

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With this in mind, we hope that this lesson has given you a lot of ideas about ways to say thank you and you're welcome in Spanish, beyond just gracias and de nada. Muchísimas gracias por su atención... and don't forget to write us with your questions and comments.