Any idea what she is trying to say with this...

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Why did you say "welcome" if she hasn't just arrived? Does it mean another thing? Is it American English? Thanks.

That is how we say de nada in both British and American English.

Looking at several dictionary entries for the adjective form, I can see why there might be some confusion. We aren't using the word in the sense of greeting. We are using it the sense of acceptance (we welcome the courteous thank you). A few dictionaries classify the phrase 'You're welcome' as an expression. We have a few other expressions, but 'You're welcome' is by far the most common way to say de nada.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Rusty

That is how we say de nada in both British and American English.

Looking at several dictionary entries for the adjective form, I can see why there might be some confusion. We aren't using the word in the sense of greeting. We are using it the sense of acceptance (we welcome the courteous thank you). A few dictionaries classify the phrase 'You're welcome' as an expression. We have a few other expressions, but 'You're welcome' is by far the most common way to say de nada.

Really? I'm surprised. I'd been told than you never said "de nada", but some time ago I went to London and I listened to say "Ok" when I had said "thank you".

Ya lo dicen: a la cama no te irás, sin saber una cosa más.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Rusty

That is how we say de nada in both British and American English.

Looking at several dictionary entries for the adjective form, I can see why there might be some confusion. We aren't using the word in the sense of greeting. We are using it the sense of acceptance (we welcome the courteous thank you). A few dictionaries classify the phrase 'You're welcome' as an expression. We have a few other expressions, but 'You're welcome' is by far the most common way to say de nada.

Yes I can see that at the English exist a few phrases for give a Salute or a good bye (You're welcome, I bid you welcome, Sincerely yours). Theses are the units phrases I know about salutes but as you know at Spanish there are many more expression to say the same or like to your phrases. Although I don't understand something. The English is some simple in words, I mean, at least at Spanish there severals ways to say something in love or as a thankfulness, whenever I get more words at English is in internet although you search the words the words does not appear in the website, therefore the words that I learnt during my learning were said here in the forums.


Do you have any idea about I said.?

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Really? I'm surprised. I'd been told than you never said "de nada", but some time ago I went to London and I listened to say "Ok" when I had said "thank you".

Ya lo dicen: a la cama no te irás, sin saber una cosa más.

You will here Ok sometimes here too, and I have heard vale in Spain although some Spaniards have told me the people who said that were being very rude(I don't think they were, maybe terse but not rude). It's a very brief way of saying you're welcome.

Other ways of saying you're welcome are: think nothing of it, anytime, my
pleasure. There's more, but at the moment, I can't think of them.

Heres another: Much obliged. (Not much used in around New York, but other parts of the USA use it, and maybe English people use it)

[sosia]

to "gracias" you can answer
-de nada (you're welcome)
-no tiene importancia (think nothing of it)
-fue un placer (my pleasure)
-cuando quieras (anytime)
and my favorite (only for he femenine gender)
-gracias las tuyas

[Elaina]

Originally Posted by sosia

to "gracias" you can answer

-gracias las tuyas

Or, a response to gracias.......

¡Las que te adornan!

[Nico]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Or, a response to gracias.......

¡Las que te adornan!

Or simply, "de qué." (Short for No hay de qué). Haha, that always seems to be a little confusing. The first time I said gracias to my host father, he replied "de qué." I said, "umm, por equis cosa (no recuerdo exactamente)." Then he explained it to me