This article on how to give compliments in Spanish explains how formality varies depending on the situation. This is important, because depending on the kind of “you” that you choose to use, the conjugation of the verbs involved change and the whole phrase adapts accordingly. If you’re talking with your friends, you’d definitely use tú, but if you’re talking with your boss or the school principal, for instance, then you should probably use usted. In Spanish, you can use formal or informal language depending on the situation because there are two types of “you”: tú and usted. Let’s do it! But first, a quick note on formality: Formal and Informal Language in Spanish In Spanish, it’s the same-there are many ways to say “thank you” and to respond to it.Īre you ready to go beyond gracias and de nada? Think about it, you don’t always say “thank you”-sometimes you say “thanks a lot,” other times you may say “I appreciate it,” or some other variation. Similar to English, a variety of ways exist to express gratitude to someone. In fact, gracias is one of the first 100 high-frequency words in Spanish, which means it’s surely one of the first words you learned (if you didn’t know it already just from popular culture). You likely know that “thank you” in Spanish is gracias.
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