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How to Say ‘You're welcome, young man.’ in Mexican Spanish

De nada, joven.

deh NAH-dah HOH-ben

[deh NAH-dah HOH-ben]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Older Mexicans often call any younger man joven, and a young woman señorita. It's friendly, not condescending.

Phrase Breakdown

De nada,

deh NAH-dah

You're welcome,

The standard reply to 'gracias': deh-NAH-dah.

Example

—Gracias. —De nada.

—Thanks. —You're welcome.

Words in this phrase

[deh]

of (in 'de nada')

Preposition; 'de nada' is the set reply 'you're welcome'.

Example

De nada, con gusto.

You're welcome, my pleasure.

nada

[NAH-dah]

nothing

Means 'nothing'. Together with 'de' it forms the standard reply to 'thank you': 'you're welcome'.

Example

No tengo nada que hacer hoy.

I have nothing to do today.

joven.

HOH-ben

young man.

Mexicans often call a young person 'joven' politely. The 'j' is a breathy 'h': HOH-vehn.

Example

Joven, ¿me ayuda?

Young man, can you help me?

Words in this phrase

joven

[HOH-ben]

young man (polite address)

Literally 'young'; in Mexico a common friendly way to address a man, even a not-so-young one.

Example

Gracias, joven, ¿cuánto le debo?

Thanks, young man, how much do I owe you?

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