gracias por el almuerzo
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ el almweɾθo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "thank you for lunch" is translated into Spanish as gracias por el almuerzo.
Use this phrase to express gratitude to someone who has provided or paid for a midday meal.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of gracias (thanks), por (for), el (the) and almuerzo (lunch).
Which one should you use?
While gracias por el almuerzo specifically refers to lunch, you can use gracias por la comida to say "thank you for the food" or "thank you for the meal," as comida is a more general term for food or a meal. If you wish to thank someone specifically for the act of hosting or inviting you to the meal, you can say gracias por invitarme.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the preposition por is used instead of para to express the reason or cause for your gratitude.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ el almweɾθo/
Did you know?
- The word almuerzo shares a hidden ancestor with the English word 'morsel'. It comes from the Latin verb 'admordere', which literally means 'to bite into'.
- In Mexico and several other Latin American countries, la comida refers specifically to the main meal of the day eaten in the afternoon, rather than just 'food' in general.
- While almuerzo is the standard word for lunch, in some regions it refers to a mid-morning snack eaten between breakfast and the main midday meal.
Examples in context
- Le agradezco mucho el almuerzo.I greatly appreciate the lunch.
- Quiero expresarle mi más sincero agradecimiento por haberme invitado a almorzar.I want to express my sincere gratitude for inviting me to have lunch.
- Aprecio mucho su gentileza de invitarme a almorzar.I greatly appreciate your kindness in inviting me for lunch.
- Te agradezco mucho el almuerzo.I really appreciate the lunch.
- Quería agradecerte por invitarme a almorzar.I wanted to thank you for inviting me to have lunch.
- Aprecio mucho que me hayas invitado a almorzar.I really appreciate you inviting me for lunch.
- Muchas gracias por el almuerzo.Thank you very much for the lunch.
- Gracias por el almuerzo, estuvo delicioso.Thank you for the lunch, it was delicious.
- Oye, gracias por el almuerzo de hoy.Hey, thank you for today's lunch.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are leaving a restaurant after a meal.
- SofíaLa comida estuvo muy buena.The food was very good.
- JavierMe alegra que te gustara.I am glad you liked it.
- SofíaGracias por el almuerzo, Javier.Thank you for the lunch, Javier.
- JavierDe nada, Sofía.You are welcome, Sofia.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries almuerzo, el, gracias, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
