How to Say ‘I'm very happy to be here with you all.’ in Mexican Spanish
Me da mucho gusto estar aquí con ustedes.
meh dah MOO-choh GOOS-toh eh-STAHR ah-KEE kohn oos-TEH-dehs
[meh dah MOO-choh GOOS-toh eh-STAHR ah-KEE kohn oos-TEH-dehs]
💬 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].
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This sounds warm, polite, and natural when arriving at someone's home, including your in-laws'. It's a little more gracious than a plain [qué bueno estar aquí].
Phrase Breakdown
Me da mucho gusto
meh dah MOO-choh GOOS-toh
It makes me very happy / I'm very glad
A polite and warm expression for happiness about being somewhere.
Me da mucho gusto conocerlos.
I'm very glad to meet you all.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Shows who feels the pleasure in the sentence.
«Me» da mucho gusto volver a verlos después de tanto tiempo.
"To me" it gives great pleasure to see you again after so much time.
da
[dah]
gives
Part of the expression dar gusto, to give pleasure.
Su invitación me «da» mucha confianza.
Your invitation "gives" me a lot of confidence.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot of
Adds emphasis to the positive feeling.
Me da «mucho» gusto que me reciban con tanto cariño.
It gives me "a lot of" pleasure that they welcome me so warmly.
gusto
[GOOS-toh]
pleasure
Means pleasure or happiness in this social phrase.
Siempre es un «gusto» visitar a la familia.
It is always a "pleasure" to visit the family.
Estar aquí con ustedes
eh-STAHR ah-KEE kohn oos-TEH-dehs
To be here with you all
States the reason for the happiness: being present with the group.
Es un placer estar aquí con ustedes.
It's a pleasure to be here with you all.
Words in this phrase
estar
[eh-STAHR]
to be
Here estar means to be present in a place.
Me encanta «estar» en reuniones familiares tranquilas.
I love "to be" at calm family gatherings.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Refers to the current place where everyone is gathered.
Estoy feliz de estar «aquí» con mis suegros otra vez.
I am happy to be "here" with my in-laws again.
con
[kohn]
with
Links the speaker to the people they are with.
Quiero convivir «con» todos un rato.
I want to spend time "with" everyone for a while.
ustedes
[oos-TEH-dehs]
you all
Used in Mexico to address several people politely or neutrally.
Gracias a «ustedes» por recibirme tan bien.
Thanks to "you all" for welcoming me so well.
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