Learning Spanish: Common courtesies - Collins Dictionary Language Blog (2024)

FAQs

How do you respond to por favor in Spanish? ›

If one says “Gracias”, the reply can be “de nada”. If one says “por favor” the reply can be “de nada” or “no hay de que.”

There is no specific follow up comment after the person says “muy bien“. In English could translate to “How are you?”, “Very well".

Assuming you're well, the most straightforward reply to the question how are you? would be bien (fine) or even ¡muy bien! (great!). Other less positive replies could be vaya (so-so), regular (not bad), vamos tirando (getting by).

If it is said as a greeting, for example someone entering the room and saying “Qué pasa?, it should be answered as if the person said “What's up?”. They don't really want to know what is up, they are just saying “Hi, how are you”. So, you can say “all good and you? ” = “todo bien y tú?”

De nada is the phrase used to reply when someone thanks you: –Gracias por tu ayuda. –De nada. It means “you have nothing to thank me for” (that full phrase being “no tienes nada [de] qué agradecerme”).

(Con) mucho gusto / mucho, mucho gusto / muchísmo gusto: All these phrases mean 'with great pleasure. ' In response to 'thank you,' it's common to hear variants of mucho gusto in Costa Rica instead of de nada, the standard reply in other Spanish-speaking countries.

Translation of "Si, por favor" in English. Yes, please.

In this lesson, we'll take a look at the word “please”, which will be very important when you need to ask for something. In Spanish, “please” is: Por favor.

Qué pasa is an expression in Spanish that means ''What's up?'' The phrase literally translates as ''what passes?`' or ''what's passing?'' , but remember that idioms aren't used literally. Qué pasa is a very common greeting, used as a way to say hi, how's it going? What's happening?

3. Nop – Nope. To say “no” in Spanish in a super informal way, use this expression. It works the same way as the English “nope” but once again, make it a short /o/ instead of the English diphthong.

How do I respond to Como se llama? ›

It would be "me llamo." With "me" you have to have an -o ending. You would have to use "se" for an -a ending. The articles and endings have to match. It's "me llamo" (I call myself).

¿Qué tal? is used in both, informal and formal situations, so you can greet an elderly person with ¿qué tal?

Here are the most basic ways to thank someone: Gracias (GRAH-seeahs) means 'thanks' or 'thank you' Muchas gracias (MOO-chahs GRAH-seeahs) means 'thanks a lot' or 'thank you very much' Muchísimas gracias (moo-CHEE-see-mahs GRAH-seeahs) means 'thanks a lot' or 'thank you very very much'.

Por supuesto

This phrase means "of course," and it is a great way to show that it's a pleasure to help someone out. You can use this phrase in both formal and casual situations. For example, it can be a great response when someone thanks you for holding the door open for them.

Muchas gracias

A common mistake is to say “muchos” gracias rather than “muchas” gracias. Since gracias is a feminine noun, as we saw above, the adjective must also be feminine. “Muchos gracias” with an “o” is incorrect.