gracias por responder
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ ɾespondeɾ/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "thanks for answering" is said as gracias por responder.
This phrase is used to express gratitude to someone who has provided a response to a question or a message.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of gracias (thanks), por (for) and responder (to answer/to respond).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the preposition por is used instead of para to express the reason or cause for gratitude. You can also replace the infinitive verb responder with the noun respuesta to say gracias por su respuesta (thanks for your answer/response).
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ ɾespondeɾ/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying gracias por responder in a professional email is often followed by quedo atento, meaning 'I remain attentive' to the next reply.
- The word gracias comes from the Latin phrase gratias agere, which literally meant 'to act with grace' or 'to perform thanks'.
- While responder is the standard term, in some Spanish-speaking regions, people use contestar for answering a phone call or a text message.
Examples in context
- Gracias por responder, por tu amabilidad.Thank you for answering, for your kindness.
- Te agradezco por contestar, eres muy amable.I appreciate you answering, you are very kind.
- Muchas gracias por contestar, tu paciencia y orientación son de gran ayuda.Thank you very much for answering, your patience and guidance are of great help.
- Muchas gracias por responder tan rápido.Thank you very much for answering so quickly.
- Gracias por responder a mi mensaje.Thanks for answering my message.
- Gracias por responder mis dudas.Thanks for answering my doubts.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are chatting via text about a meeting.
- Javier¿A qué hora es la reunión?What time is the meeting?
- LucíaEs a las tres de la tarde.It is at three in the afternoon.
- JavierPerfecto, gracias por responder.Perfect, thanks for answering.
- LucíaDe nada, Javier.You're welcome, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gracias, por, responder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
