
Rejoinders have recently gained widespread popularity in language classrooms worldwide, but their utilization extends back many years in TESOL and English grammar classes.
As per the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a rejoinder refers to something spoken, written, or done in response—a reply that implies addressing a question, demand, call, or need.
As the season encourages us to express gratitude to those significant in every facet of our lives, a simple “Thank you” or “Gracias” in Spanish often suffices. However, amidst this prevailing atmosphere of gratitude, let’s seize the opportunity to enlighten our Spanish class students about the multitude of ways to convey appreciation beyond a mere “Gracias.” Let’s introduce them to these varied expressions as rejoinders.
I’ve categorized the following expressions of gratitude into three groups: formal, informal, and religious. In this post, I’ll share those I gathered by surveying my friends on Facebook. Additionally, I’ll provide links to a couple of websites where you can discover more diverse ways to say “Gracias.”
| Formal | Informal | Religious |
| Muy amable | Mil y mil | Dios lo bendiga |
| Se lo agradezco | Te debo una | Dios te lo pague |
| Quedo en deuda | Muy querido-a | Dios me lo proteja |
| Quedo prendado de Usted | Vacano | Que la virgen lo acompañe |
| Qué lindo-a | Se le tiene en cuenta | Bendiciones |
| Estoy en deuda | !Un millón de gracias! | Que la virgen me lo favorezca |
| Qué amable! | !Sos lo mejor! | |
| Le quedo muy reconocido | Se va a ir al cielo con todo y zapatos! | |
| Le estoy muy reconocido | Un montón de gracias | |
| Eres un amor/ un sol | ||
| !Qué majo eres! | ||
| !Qué padre! | ||
| !Qué bárbaro! | ||
| !Qué chulo! | ||
| !Híjole! |
A couple of websites where you can find more ways to say GRACIAS in Spanish. Gracias for reading.
10 different ways to say “Gracias”
How to express gratitude via email
Ways to answer someone thanking you for something:
| Informal | Formal |
| De nada | Fue un placer; |
| No hay de/por qué | Con (mucho) gusto |
| No te preocupes | Encantado/a |
| (No) faltaría más | A ti/A usted |
| ¡Ay, por favor! | No, al contrario |
| Ándale pues | (Es usted) muy amable |
This is a very interesting document on the role of thanking in languages.
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