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INTRODUCTION
In today's lesson, we’ll continue on with phrases used for responding to gratitude.
GRAMMAR POINT
Remember that the most common way to say “Thank you” in Spanish is gracias.
Gracias.
In Spanish, "You're welcome" is de nada.
De nada.
Let's break it down by syllable - De nada.
And now, let's hear it once again - De nada.
The first word, de, means “of.”
de
This is followed by nada, which in Spanish is “nothing.”
nada
Let's break it down by syllable - na-da.
And one more time, nada.
So altogether, we have de nada.
Literally, this means “of nothing,” though you should translate it as “for nothing” or “you’re welcome.”
Another way of responding to a phrase of gratitude is - No hay de qué, which approximately means there is no reason for thanking.
No hay de qué.
Let's break it down by syllable - No hay de qué.
And now, let's hear it once again, No hay de qué.
The first word, no, means “no.”
no
This is followed by hay, which in Spanish is “there is.”
hay
So, to recap here, we have - no hay. Literally, this means “there isn’t.”
Let’s take a look at the next word - de, which means “of.”
de
And finally, we have qué which means “what.”
qué
So, altogether, we have - No hay de qué
Literally, this means “There isn’t of what,” although you translate it as “You’re welcome.”
In the same way as gracias is the most common way to say “thank you,” the most common way for “you’re welcome” is de nada. This is what you mostly will hear and say, and in fact, could be the only phrase you use. It’s adequate for any situation and any degree of politeness, when someone thanks you for something you did for him and you want to transmit that you did it with pleasure and there is no need to thank for it.
When you want to thank back to the other party or want to express that it’s you who is thankful, you will say gracias a ti, which literally means “thanks to you, but should be understood as, “No, it’s me who thanks you.”
Gracias a ti.
Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it again - Gra-cias a ti.
And, gracias a ti.
So, in a situation when both parties have got something from each other, one will probably say gracias and the other will say gracias a ti.

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buena suerte, that means "good luck" in Spanish.
Ok, here we go!
"You're welcome" - De nada.
De nada.
De nada.
"You're welcome" - No hay de qué.
No hay de qué.
No hay de qué.
“No, it’s me who thanks you.” - No, gracias a ti.
No, gracias a ti.
No, gracias a ti.

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