muy servicial
/mui seɾbiθjal/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "very helpful" is muy servicial.
The phrase muy servicial is used specifically to describe a person who is eager and willing to help others.
What does it mean word for word?
muy means "very" and servicial is an adjective meaning "helpful" or "service-oriented".
Which one should you use?
Use muy servicial to describe a person's helpful nature, but use muy útil to describe an object or a tool that is helpful.
How does it change in a sentence?
To describe multiple people, the adjective must be changed to the plural form muy serviciales.
Did you know?
- If you use servicial to describe an object, it sounds as if you are attributing a human soul or a conscious desire to help to that item.
- Unlike many Spanish adjectives that must change to match a person's gender, servicial remains exactly the same whether you are describing a man or a woman.
- The word muy comes from the Latin multum, which means 'much' or 'many'. This makes it a distant relative of the English word 'multitude'.
Examples in context
- Este libro es muy útilThis book is very helpful
- La información que proporcionaste fue sumamente útilThe information you provided was extremely helpful
- La guía turística fue de gran ayudaThe tour guide was of great help
- El tutorial de programación es bastante útilThe programming tutorial is quite helpful
- El seminario fue altamente provechosoThe seminar was highly beneficial
- El servicio al cliente fue de pelosThe customer service was great
- El empleado es muy servicial.The employee is very helpful.
- Mi nuevo vecino es muy servicial.My new neighbor is very helpful.
- Ella siempre es muy servicial con los clientes.She is always very helpful with the customers.
- El equipo de voluntarios es muy servicial.The volunteer team is very helpful.
Example conversation
Javier and María are talking about a new coworker at the office.
- Javier¿Qué te parece la nueva empleada?What do you think of the new employee?
- MaríaEs muy servicial y amable.She is very helpful and kind.
- JavierQué bueno que sea tan servicial.It is good that she is so helpful.
- MaríaSí, nos ayudará mucho en el proyecto.Yes, she will help us a lot with the project.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries muy, servicial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
