‘Thank you’ in Spanish is most commonly translated as ‘gracias,’ and that’ll be good enough to get you by in almost all scenarios!
However, there are plenty of creative ways to express gratitude, as well as some regional differences.
Here are some more interesting ways you can say thank you in Spanish:
- Gracias – Thank you (standard)
- Example sentence: Gracias por tu ayuda (Thank you for your help)
- Muchas gracias – Thank you very much
- Example sentence: Muchas gracias por el regalo (Thank you very much for the gift)
- ¡Muchísimas gracias! – Many thanks!
- Example sentence: ¡Muchísimas gracias por venir a mi fiesta! (Many thanks for coming to my party!)
- ¡Gracias, muy amable! – Thank you, very kind of you
- Example sentence: Aqui tienes (Here you go). ¡Gracias, muy amable! (Thank you, very kind of you)
- Mil gracias – A thousand thanks
- Example sentence: Te doy mil gracias por tu apoyo (I give you a thousand thanks for your support)
- Qué amable (eres) – How kind (you are)
- Example sentence: Qué amable eres por hacerme este favor (How kind of you for doing me this favor)
- ¡Te lo agradezco mucho! – I really appreciate it!
- Example sentence: ¡Te lo agradezco mucho por tu generosidad! (I really appreciate your generosity!)
- Gracias de corazón – Thanks from the heart
- Example sentence: Gracias de corazón por tu amabilidad (Thanks from the heart for your kindness)
- Te agradezco un montón – I really appreciate it a lot
- Example sentence: Te agradezco un montón por tu ayuda con este proyecto (I really appreciate it a lot for your help with this project)
- Gracias infinitas – Infinite thanks
- Example sentence: Te doy gracias infinitas por tu amor incondicional (I give you infinite thanks for your unconditional love)
- Muy agradecido/a – Very grateful
- Example sentence: Estoy muy agradecido por tu consideración (I am very grateful for your consideration)
Regional differences in expressing gratitude may involve the frequency or emphasis placed on certain phrases.
For example, “mil gracias” (a thousand thanks) is particularly common in some Spanish-speaking countries, while others might use “muchas gracias” or “muchísimas gracias” more frequently.