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gracias

interjectionBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “gracias” mean in English?

  1. thanks

Example sentences

  • Muchas gracias por la ayuda.

    Thanks a lot for the help.

  • Gracias por venir.

    Thanks for coming.

  • —Aquí tienes. —Gracias.

    —Here you go. —Thanks.

How to use it

Gracias means 'thank you'. Always plural in form (literally 'thanks'), never *gracia. Strengthen with muchas gracias (thanks a lot) or muchísimas gracias (thanks a million).

Common mistake

Use por (not para) for the reason behind a thank-you: 'gracias por la ayuda', never 'gracias para la ayuda'.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 30.