This week’s Spanish word of the week is gracias.
Gracias is a plural noun that means thanks. You can listen to the pronunciation of gracias in the audio clip below:
Of course, as an exclamation gracias is one of the first words you learn in Spanish:
Si te gusta tanto, te lo doy. – ¡Gracias! I’ll give it to you if you like it so much – Thanks!
You can use gracias in other ways, particularly in the following phrases:
Gracias por el regalo. Thanks for the gift.
Gracias por tu ayuda. Thanks for your help.
Notice how you use por, not para here.
dar las gracias a alguien por algo to thank somebody for something
Quería darte las gracias por todo lo que hiciste. I wanted to thank you for everything you’ve done.
gracias a thanks to
Gracias a ella, todo salió bien. Thanks to her, everything went OK.
Gracias a investigaciones recientes, disponemos de tratamientos eficaces. Thanks to recent research, effective treatments are available.
¡Gracias a Dios! Thank heavens!
¡Gracias a Dios que te encuentro! Thank heavens I’ve found you!
Come back next week for another insight into Spanish vocabulary!
