How would you say "to give someone a lift" in Spanish?

Question

I wanted to say " it was so nice of you to give us a lift" but I have absolutely no idea how to

I guess it depends on what kind of lift is wanted. :) - ian-hill, Aug 3, 2013

Answer 1

This is very subject to where you are. But here in Baja we would say one of two things.

Gracias por llevarme. or Gracias por darme un raite. I have never been able to get the correct spelling of raite as it is slang. The non-slang term is aventón. But is never used here.

Raite must surely come from ride, as closer comes from closet and bacad comes from back up... - afowen, Aug 2, 2013

Answer 2

"to give someone a lift"

Throughout the interior of Mexico, unlike the peninsula of Baja California, we say: Dar a alguien un aventón.

Answer 3

"Darle a alguien un ascensor" means " to give someone a lift" and it means "give someone a lift."

Where is that used? After all an "ascensor" is a US "elevator" or English "lift". That seems a bit far-fetched :-) - lagartijaverde, Aug 3, 2013

Answer 4

In northern Colombia it is "dar el chance".