eres muy amable
/eɾes mui amable/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you're so nice" can be translated into Spanish as eres muy amable.
This phrase is used to tell someone that they are kind or helpful.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase eres muy amable translates literally to "you are very kind".
Which one should you use?
While eres muy amable means "you are very kind", eres tan amable is a closer way to express the emphasis of "you are *so* kind". The exclamation qué amable eres is a very common, natural way to express "you're so nice" in response to a kind gesture.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, the phrase sos muy amable is commonly used instead of eres muy amable.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to say 'you're so nice' to someone in a formal setting, use es muy amable instead of eres muy amable.
Did you know?
- The word eres is a linguistic oddity because it actually originates from the Latin future tense 'eris', meaning 'you will be', rather than the present tense.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, responding to eres muy amable with a modest no es nada (it is nothing) is a standard social grace to deflect the praise.
- In certain contexts, qué amable can be used sarcastically to mean 'how thoughtful' when someone does something that is actually inconvenient.
Examples in context
- Eres súper buena ondaYou're super cool.
- Eres una persona genialYou're an amazing person.
- eres muy majo(a)You're very nice.
- Eres muy amable con los niños.You are very kind to the children.
- Gracias por la ayuda, eres muy amable.Thanks for the help, you're so nice.
- Eres muy amable al prestarme tu libro.You are so kind to lend me your book.
Example conversation
Mateo helps Sofía carry some heavy boxes.
- SofíaMuchas gracias, Mateo.Thank you very much, Mateo.
- MateoNo hay problema, Sofía.No problem, Sofía.
- SofíaEres muy amable.You're so nice.
- MateoDe nada.You're welcome.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amable, eres, muy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
