How to Say ‘I was glad’ in Mexican Spanish
Me dio gusto
meh DYOH GOOS-toh
[meh DYOH GOOS-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: dar gusto works like gustar: the thing that pleased you comes after, and the person pleased goes in front. me da gusto verte "I'm happy to see you".
Phrase Breakdown
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
dio
[DYOH]
gave
Past tense verb showing that something caused a feeling.
La conversación me "dio" una mejor idea de tu trabajo.
The conversation gave me a better idea of your work.
gusto
[GOOS-toh]
pleasure
In mucho gusto, gusto means pleasure and helps form the phrase nice to meet you.
Decir mucho gusto en una conversación profesional suena amable.
Saying nice to meet you in a professional conversation sounds polite.
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