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thank you

Spanish translation: gracias

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English term or phrase:thank you
Spanish translation:gracias
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

00:38 Aug 6, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: thank you
want to say thank you to a person
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gracias
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 10:49
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Summary of answers provided
5 +21gracias
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +2Le estoy muy agradecido
Manuel Plaza
5 +2quiero agradecerle ... /quiero darle las gracias
luceroscal
5 +1muchas gracias
Daniel Mencher
5 +1see explanation
carosisi


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +21
gracias


Explanation:
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9884
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Ali: De nada!
8 mins
  -> gracias,
agree  Paola Nobizelli
8 mins
  -> gracias, Poly - Mike :)
agree  Rowan Morrell
10 mins
  -> gracias, Poly - Mike :)
agree  Juan Jacob: Claro, gracias. Y gracias a ti, también.
18 mins
  -> No hay de qué, hombre, pues no, claro, ... - Mike :)
agree  Ricardo Posada Ortiz: si
21 mins
  -> thank you, Patricia - Mike :)
agree  Serge L: and the other person replies "your welcome" ;o)
30 mins
  -> thank you, Serge - Mike :)
agree  agtranslat: Thought "de nada" was "you are welcome"?
33 mins
  -> thank you, agtranslat - Mike :)
agree  Oso (X): ¶:^)
1 hr
  -> qué desafío esta pregunta - tengo que descansar ya. Gracias, Oso y saludos - Mike :)
agree  Patricia Baldwin
1 hr
  -> gracias, Patricia - Mike :)
agree  Gabriela Lozano: realmente, como dice el Oso, todo un desafío. Ojajá tuviéramos algunos más...
1 hr
  -> gracias, Gabriela - sí, tuve que tomarme las vitaminas para contestar esta pregunta. Mike :)
agree  Luciana Sette: but... is the question for real?
2 hrs
agree  Jirina Nevosadova
4 hrs
agree  asusisu (X)
5 hrs
agree  Mar Brotons
9 hrs
agree  kaalema: it's a boy, it's a girl, it's superman...oh, thank you, hadn't noticed...???? is this for real?
11 hrs
agree  Deborah Ramirez (X)
15 hrs
agree  marisa gorospe
23 hrs
agree  Daniel Mencher
1 day 47 mins
agree  Herminia Pacheco
1 day 1 hr
agree  Consult Couture
1 day 14 hrs
agree  Emilio Gironda
1 day 22 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
muchas gracias


Explanation:
"Gracias" is the all-around "thank you / thanks", but if you want to be emphatic, then the following are better choices:
muchas gracias = thanks a lot (literally 'many thanks')
muchísimas gracias = thanks a ton (quite emphatic)
mil gracias = thanks a million (literally 'thanks a thousand', but this is just how it's said in Spanish)

Good luck!

-Dan

Daniel Mencher
United States
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marisa gorospe
21 hrs
  -> ¡Muchas gracias! ;)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Le estoy muy agradecido


Explanation:
This one if you want to be polite.

Manuel Plaza
Spain
Local time: 16:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 645

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marisa gorospe
17 hrs
agree  Daniel Mencher
19 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quiero agradecerle ... /quiero darle las gracias


Explanation:
If you want to say thank you for any particular reason you can add the motive at the end of your sentence:
"Quiero agradecerle su tiempo y atención."
"Quiero darle las gracias por haber venido."

luceroscal
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Mencher
16 hrs
agree  rosabehere
1 day 7 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
see explanation


Explanation:
I think you could use any of the answers given before or

te agradezco - familiar
le agradezco - formal

carosisi
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Mencher
12 hrs
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