How to Say ‘I'm very glad’ in Mexican Spanish
Me da mucho gusto
meh dah MOO-choh GOOS-toh
[meh dah MOO-choh GOOS-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often says happiness as something that 'gives pleasure' rather than 'I am happy': [me da gusto] = literally 'it gives me pleasure.' You can reuse the pattern with other people: [nos da gusto], [les da gusto].
Phrase Breakdown
Me
[meh]
to me
Me is an indirect object pronoun meaning to me; it shows who feels pleasure in the expression me da gusto.
Cuando mi suegra dice «Me» da mucho gusto, se oye muy amable.
When my mother-in-law says "To me" it gives great pleasure, she sounds very kind.
da
[dah]
gives
Da comes from dar, to give; in this expression it means gives or causes.
Tu visita les «da» mucha alegría a tus suegros.
Your visit "gives" your in-laws a lot of joy.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot of
Mucho intensifies the feeling, meaning a lot of or very much.
Les da «mucho» gusto que traigas flores sencillas.
It gives them "a lot of" pleasure that you bring simple flowers.
gusto
[GOOS-toh]
pleasure
Gusto here means pleasure or happiness, not taste.
Es un «gusto» volver a ver a la familia de tu pareja.
It is a "pleasure" to see your partner's family again.
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