gracias por el café
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ el kafe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "thank you for the coffee" is translated into Spanish as gracias por el café.
This phrase is used to express gratitude to someone for providing or buying a cup of coffee.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of gracias (thanks), por (for), el (the) and café (coffee).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, when expressing gratitude for a specific object, the preposition por is used instead of para.
Did you know?
- In some Latin American cultures, thanking a host for el café is often accompanied by the 'sobremesa' custom, where guests linger at the table to talk long after the drink is finished.
- The word café entered Spanish via French or Italian, but its deepest roots are in the Arabic word qahwa.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, if you say gracias por el café to someone who just bought it for you, they might reply no hay de qué, which literally means 'there is nothing for which to thank'.
Examples in context
- Muchas gracias por el café, estaba muy bueno.Thank you very much for the coffee, it was very good.
- Muchas gracias por el café.Thank you very much for the coffee.
- Oye, gracias por el café.Hey, thanks for the coffee.
Example conversation
Lucía hands a cup of coffee to Daniel in the office.
- DanielGracias por el café, Lucía.Thank you for the coffee, Lucía.
- LucíaDe nada, Daniel.You're welcome, Daniel.
- DanielJusto lo que necesitaba hoy.Exactly what I needed today.
- LucíaMe alegra que te guste.I'm glad you like it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries café, el, gracias, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
