Questions & Answers about Vale, gracias.
Why do people in Spain use vale instead of just saying "OK"?
While you will sometimes hear people say "OK," vale is the most natural and frequent way to say "alright," "sounds good," or "OK" in Spain. It is an essential everyday word to learn. Does vale change depending on who I am talking to?
No. Although it originally comes from the verb valer (to be worth), it is used here as a fixed word. You use the exact same word, vale, whether you are talking to one person, a group, formally, or informally. How do people in Spain usually pronounce the word gracias?
In most of Spain, the letter c before an i or an e is pronounced like the "th" in the English word "think." Therefore, gracias is usually pronounced like "GRAH-thyahs." Learn Vale, gracias and more in Spanish
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