How to Say ‘On the contrary, thank you.’ in Mexican Spanish
Al contrario, gracias a ti.
ahl kohn-TRAH-ryoh GRAH-syahs ah tee
[ahl kohn-TRAH-ryoh GRAH-syahs ah tee]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is the polite way to return a thank-you instead of just accepting it. You'll hear hosts and guests go back and forth like this.
Phrase Breakdown
Al contrario,
ahl kohn-TRAH-ryoh
On the contrary,
A polite way to say 'no, it's me who's grateful.' Tap the single 'r' lightly: ahl kohn-TRAH-ryoh.
Al contrario, me encantó.
On the contrary, I loved it.
Words in this phrase
Al
[ahl]
on the (al contrario = on the contrary)
Contraction of 'a' + 'el'; in this expression it forms 'on the contrary'.
Al contrario, me encantó.
On the contrary, I loved it.
contrario
[kohn-TRAH-ryoh]
contrary / opposite
Means opposite; 'al contrario' politely turns thanks back to the other person.
Pienso lo contrario.
I think the opposite.
gracias a ti.
GRAH-syahs ah tee
thank you.
This returns the thanks, with emphasis on 'ti': GRAH-syahs ah TEE.
No, gracias a ti por venir.
No, thank you for coming.
Words in this phrase
gracias
[GRAH-syahs]
thanks
A polite expression of gratitude, usually used in the plural in Spanish.
Te doy "gracias" por compartir tus consejos de carrera.
I give you thanks for sharing your career advice.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
ti
[tee]
you
An informal singular pronoun used after prepositions.
Saber de ti la próxima semana sería un gusto.
Hearing from you next week would be a pleasure.
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