CLASE 2. Phonetics. Difficult sounds. Fonética. Sonidos difíciles.. Pragmática

Thanks and please

Gracias usually means "thank you" o "thanks". "Thank you very much" in Spanish is Muchas gracias.

However the expression Por favor can have several meanings.
In general, it means "please" and is used to ask for something:

Una cerveza, por favor – A beer, please

The Spanish use it a lot. Even if you just point to something in order to ask it, make sure to add

Esto, por favor – This one, please

The long phrase "Could you tell me the way to" can also be expressed in two words, por favor!

¿El Prado, por favor? – Could you tell me the way to El Prado, please?

Finally, to express your outrage softly, you should say por favor stressing both words:

¡Por favor! – What is all this mess?

When we accept something, we usually say Sí, por favor. However we say No, gracias when we reject it, compare:

– ¿Quieres un café? – Want a coffee?
– Sí, por favor

– ¿Quieres un café?
– No, gracias