Courtesy words: we explore alternative expressions to: De nada (“You're welcome.”) English version + Podcast

 

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As October 9th was "Thanksgiving Day in Canada", we would like to congratulate the Canadian listeners of the 5 minutes of Spanish in this Podcast number 165. We hope you had a great day with your families and friends.

 

And that you enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and cranberry sauces....

 

Always thinking of food....

 

Well, those are my wishes. Let's get to today's topic, I figure since it was Thanksgiving, we're going to talk about Thankfulness.

 

No, we talked about Thanks and thankfulness last year and the other year. Today we're going to think about the types of responses to the polite word: thank you.

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First a little bit of vocabulary?  

 

Acción de gracias – Thanksgiving

 

Deseamos que hayan pasado un excelente día.   We hope you had a great time

 

Y que hayan disfrutado la Cena de Acción de Gracias con el pavo y las salsas de arándanos…   And that you enjoyed Thanksgiving Dinner with the turkey and cranberry sauce…

Palabras de cortesía - Courtesy words –

Respuesta - answer, response

 

One of the first things you learned in Spanish class was to say Gracias and the response of nada. This is repeated almost automatically and without thinking. But there are other response alternatives to "de nada" or "por nada".

 

1 No hay de qué - It doesn't matter / you’re welcome

It comes from “no hay de qué agradecer”.

Thank you, my love, for doing the dishes!

You're welcome

 

2 Gracias a ti / Gracias a usted - Thanks to you

Thank you friend for your sincerity

Thanks to you, you know you can count on me

 

Formal context:

Thanks for the appointment, I go to the doctor on Monday at 11:00.

Thanks to you.

 

3 - No hay problema. It’s not a problem

Thank you for watching our granddaughters this afternoon.

It's not a problem, they are very well behaved.

 

4 - Es un placer. / It’s a pleasure

Thank you for taking me to the airport

It's a pleasure

 

5 - Para servirte / Para servirla o servirlo. To serve you.

Thank you for everything

We are here to serve you.

Ahh I'll take your word for it!

Well, “para servirla” is used in a formal context, in a restaurant or hotel. Not in family life.

 

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