gracias por recogerme
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ ɾekoxeɾme/from spelling rules
gracias por recogerme is the Spanish way to say "thank you for picking me up".
This phrase is used to thank someone for collecting you from a place in a vehicle. An alternative common way to express this is gracias por pasar por mí, which translates to "thank you for stopping by for me" when someone stops by your location to collect you.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of gracias (thanks), por (for), recoger (to pick up/collect) and the enclitic pronoun -me (me).
Is it said differently in some regions?
The expression Mil gracias por ir a recogerme, which means "A thousand thanks for going to pick me up", is widely used in some Latin American countries, such as Mexico and Colombia.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ ɾekoxeɾme/
Did you know?
- Because recoger can mean 'to tidy up', saying gracias por recogerme in a messy room might lead a native speaker to joke that you are a piece of laundry being picked up off the floor.
- The word gracias comes from the Latin phrase gratias agere, which literally means 'to express thanks' or 'to perform gratitude'.
- In Spanish, the pronoun -me is attached to the end of the verb recogerme because it is an infinitive. If the verb were conjugated, such as me recogiste, the pronoun would jump to the front of the word.
Examples in context
- Muchas gracias, María, por recogerme en medio de la lluviaThank you so much, Maria, for picking me up in the middle of the rain.
- ¡Te debo una, hermano! Aprecio mucho que hayas venido a buscarmeI owe you one, brother! I really appreciate you coming to pick me up.
- Mil gracias, Ana, por ir a recogerme al aeropuerto tan tempranoA thousand thanks, Ana, for going to pick me up at the airport so early.
- Muchas gracias por recogerme en la estación.Thank you very much for picking me up at the station.
- Gracias por recogerme, de verdad me ayudaste.Thank you for picking me up, you really helped me.
Example conversation
Sofía is getting into Javier's car after a long day.
- SofíaHola Javier, gracias por recogerme.Hi Javier, thank you for picking me up.
- JavierNo hay problema, Sofía, ¿estás cansada?No problem, Sofía, are you tired?
- SofíaSí, ha sido un día muy largo.Yes, it has been a very long day.
- JavierTe entiendo, vamos directo a casa.I understand, let's go straight home.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gracias, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
