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Someone says 'Gracias.' You reply 'De nada.' What did you just say?

De nada means 'you're welcome'.

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  1. Excuse me
  2. See you later
  3. You're welcome ✔

Why: De nada is literally 'of nothing', the Spanish way of saying it was no trouble. It is the standard reply to gracias everywhere.

Huh, didn't know that: It is like 'it was nothing' in English.

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Why is de nada the laziest reply? It is literally 'of nothing'.
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Answer: You're welcome. De nada is literally 'of nothing', the Spanish way of saying it was no trouble. It is the standard reply to gracias everywhere.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    You're welcome. De nada.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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