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How to Say ‘Thank you very much, excuse me.’ in Mexican Spanish

Muchas gracias, con permiso.

MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs kohn pehr-MEE-soh

[MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs kohn pehr-MEE-soh]

Phrase Breakdown

Muchas gracias,

MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs

Thank you very much,

'Ch' sounds like the 'ch' in English 'church': MU-chas GRA-syas.

Example

Muchas gracias por su tiempo.

Thank you very much for your time.

Words in this phrase

Muchas

[MOO-chahs]

many (thanks)

Feminine plural of 'mucho', agreeing with 'gracias'.

Example

Muchas gracias por todo.

Thank you very much for everything.

gracias

[GRAH-syahs]

thanks

A polite expression of gratitude, usually used in the plural in Spanish.

Example

Te doy "gracias" por compartir tus consejos de carrera.

I give you thanks for sharing your career advice.

con permiso.

kohn pehr-MEE-soh

excuse me / with your permission.

Said politely when entering a space or sitting down. In Mexico it's very common and courteous. Say it kon per-MI-so.

Example

Con permiso, voy a pasar.

Excuse me, I'm going to come through.

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.

Example

Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.

With experience, you can aim for more.

permiso

[pehr-MEE-soh]

permission

Noun meaning permission; used politely to ask to pass by or leave.

Example

Pido permiso para salir temprano.

I ask permission to leave early.

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