gracias por limpiar nuestra habitación
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ limpjaɾ nwestɾa abitaθjon/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "thank you for cleaning our room" is gracias por limpiar nuestra habitación.
This phrase is used to express gratitude to someone for tidying or cleaning a bedroom or hotel room.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of gracias (thanks), por (for), limpiar (to clean), nuestra (our) and habitación (room).
Which one should you use?
If you are thanking someone for cleaning a single room that belongs to multiple people, use nuestra habitación. If you are thanking them for cleaning multiple rooms, use nuestras habitaciones.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, when expressing thanks for an action, the preposition por is followed by the infinitive form of the verb (limpiar) rather than a gerund.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ limpjaɾ nwestɾa abitaθjon/
Did you know?
- The verb limpiar comes from the Latin 'limpidus', meaning 'clear' or 'transparent'. It shares an ancestral root with the English word 'limpid', used to describe water or eyes that are perfectly clear.
- The word gracia is a versatile term that can mean 'thanks' in plural, but in the singular it can also mean 'wit' or 'charm'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, people use the word aseo to refer to the act of cleaning. You might hear gracias por el aseo when thanking someone for tidying a space.
Examples in context
- Muchas gracias por limpiar nuestra habitación.Thank you very much for cleaning our room.
- Gracias por limpiar nuestra habitación tan rápido.Thank you for cleaning our room so quickly.
- Oye, gracias por limpiar nuestra habitación hoy.Hey, thank you for cleaning our room today.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are checking out of a hotel.
- LucíaGracias por limpiar nuestra habitación, señor.Thank you for cleaning our room, sir.
- DanielDe nada, es un placer.You're welcome, it's a pleasure.
- LucíaTodo quedó perfecto.Everything turned out perfect.
- DanielMe alegra mucho escuchar eso.I am very happy to hear that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gracias, habitación, limpiar, nuestra, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
