Do I say amiga or amigo?

Question

If I want to say "Thanks, my friend!" and I'm a woman and my friend is a man, would I say "íGracias, mi amigo!" or "¡Gracias, mi amiga!"

Also, is this the correct sentence structure in the first place?

Answer 1

Well done, Gilly... for making an effort to post an answer!

Yes, you are correct about the structure of the sentence:

You can say: Gracias, mi amigO (...because your friend is a man)

It makes no difference that you are a woman, because it is the person you are speaking of or to that determines the gender of the word: amigo/a in this context/situation.

When speaking of both men and women in the same sentence you would use the plural amigOS You would only use amigAS if you were referring just to female friends in the plural

If you are speaking to a woman you would say Gracias, mi amigA

If you were wanting to say: I am going to visit my friend you would say;

Voy a visitar a mi amigO (if your friend is a man) or a mi amigA (if you friend is a woman)

I hope this helps

Yes it does! Gracias! - Gillygaloo, Jan 25, 2012

Bueno :) Estoy muy feliz de saberlo :):) - FELIZ77, Jan 25, 2012