de nada

See also: denada and Denada

English

Etymology

From Spanish de nada (it's nothing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɪ ˈnɑdə/

Interjection

de nada

1. (US) You're welcome.
   • 1976, American review: the magazine of new writing: Issue 25, link

     Mooch-ass grassy-ass! Ha ha, de nada, jefe

   • 1996, Ellen Feldmen, Rearview mirror, link:

     "I'm really grateful to you for being nice to her." "De nada," he answered with a small bow and a quick swipe to her behind as she passed.

   • 2010, Lara Adrian, Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed 8-Book Bundle, link:

     She shook her head slowly. “De nada. You don't owe me anything, Rio.

Anagrams

• Deanda

Asturian

Phrase

de nada

1. it's nothing, you're welcome (reply to thanks)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈnada/, [de̞ˈnäð̞ä]

Interjection

de nada

1. it's nothing, think nothing of it, you're welcome, don't mention it, no worries

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈna.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈna.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de ˈna.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈna.dɐ/ [dɨ ˈna.ðɐ]

Interjection

de nada

1. it's nothing, think nothing of it, you're welcome, don't mention it

   Synonyms: disponha, não há de quê, por nada

Further reading

• “de nada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de ˈnada/ [d̪e ˈna.ð̞a]

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: de na‧da

Interjection

de nada

1. it's nothing, think nothing of it, you're welcome, don't mention it, no worries (informal), my pleasure

   Synonyms: (Costa Rica) mucho gusto, (Colombia) con gusto

Further reading

• “de nada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024