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How to Say ‘Thank you very much, that's very kind.’ in Mexican Spanish

Muchas gracias, muy amable.

MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs mwee ah-MAH-bleh

[MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs mwee ah-MAH-bleh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Adding muy amable to your thanks is warm and very typical in Mexico, especially with service staff. It comes across as courteous rather than overdone.

Phrase Breakdown

Muchas gracias,

MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs

Thank you very much,

A warm thank you. The 'ch' is as in 'church', and you tap the 'r' in 'gracias'.

Example

Muchas gracias por todo.

Thank you very much for everything.

Words in this phrase

Muchas

[MOO-chahs]

many

Plural feminine form of mucho; used before plural feminine nouns.

Example

Hay muchas vacantes en esta feria.

There are many openings at this fair.

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.

muy amable.

mwee ah-MAH-bleh

very kind.

Short for 'es usted muy amable' ('you're very kind'). Link 'muy' into 'amable': mwee-ah-MAH-bleh.

Example

Usted es muy amable.

You are very kind.

Words in this phrase

muy

[mwee]

very

An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.

Example

«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».

“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”

amable

[ah-MAH-bleh]

kind / nice

"Amable" means "kind" or "nice," often used to thank someone politely.

Example

Fue muy amable al coordinar la visita del plomero.

You were very kind to coordinate the plumber’s visit.

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