muchas gracias which is thank you very much in Spanish.
The usual reply to this is:
de nada which means literally 'it's nothing' or
por nada.
gracia literally means grace, or gracefulness in Spanish. So the Hispanic thanks is literally 'graces' or 'lots of grace'.
Pronunciation
Latin Americans/Southern Spanish pronounce it gracias as GRRASS-EE-ASS.
Most Spanish from Spain pronounce it GRRAATH-EE-ASS.
Some other handy Spanish phrases with thank you in them
gracias a - means 'thanks to'
con gracias anticipadas means thank you in advance...
con gracias repetidas which means 'thank you again'
dar las gracias a algun por algo which means to give thanks to somebody for something.
agradecer means to thank.
Be careful of these ones though - gracia Ha ha ha!
la gracia also means joke, humor or wit in Spanish! Ha ha ha!
tener gracia means to be funny! Ha ha!
So be careful when listening for this one.
If you are not keen on burning up a great deal of your valuable time learning Spanish vocabulary click here to learn about the latest learning techniques.