te lo agradezco
/te lo aɡɾadeθko/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I thank you" is te lo agradezco.
te lo agradezco is a phrase used to express gratitude to someone for a specific favor or action. While the general word gracias means "thanks," te lo agradezco is more specific and emphasizes the act of being grateful for a particular thing or action. For a general "thank you very much," you can use Muchas gracias. If you want to say "thank you in advance," use Gracias de antemano.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase te lo agradezco literally translates to "I thank it to you," where te means "to you," lo means "it," and agradezco means "I thank."
Which one should you use?
While gracias is a general way to say "thanks," te lo agradezco is used to emphasize gratitude for a specific action or item. If you want to be more emphatic and informal, you can use ¡Mil gracias!, which means "a thousand thanks!"
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the phrase gracias a usted is sometimes used to mean "thank you to you" in a formal context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word agradezco is the first-person singular present indicative form of the infinitive verb agradecer, which means "to thank" or "to be grateful for".
How do you pronounce it?
/te lo aɡɾadeθko/
Did you know?
- The verb agradecer shares a linguistic root with the word 'grace'. Because of this, when you use te lo agradezco, you are essentially saying that the action has been a matter of 'grace' to you.
- While gracias is the standard response, some Spanish speakers respond to a thank you with no hay de qué, which literally means 'there is nothing of which [to thank me]'.
- The verb agradecer is used not only for people but also for circumstances, such as agradezco que sea viernes, meaning 'I am grateful that it is Friday'.
Examples in context
- Te lo agradezco de todo corazón.I thank you from the bottom of my heart.This sentence is useful for expressing deep, heartfelt gratitude using te lo agradezco.Tatoeba #584095 by Shishir, translation #268952 by CK
- Te lo agradezco.I thank you.This sentence is a simple way to express gratitude using te lo agradezco.Tatoeba #534195 by Shishir, translation #252766 by CM
- Le agradezco su amabilidadI thank you for your kindness
- Le doy las gracias por su ayudaI thank you for your help
- Te agradezco mucho tu ayudaI thank you so much for your help
- Te doy las gracias por estar siempre ahíI thank you for always being there
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel gave Elena a ride to the train station.
- ElenaMuchas gracias por traerme a la estación.Thank you so much for bringing me to the station.
- DanielNo hay de qué, Elena.You're welcome, Elena.
- ElenaTe lo agradezco de verdad.I really thank you for it.
- DanielDe nada, nos vemos pronto.No problem, see you soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
