Occasion HandbookFunerals 12 examples

Sympathy Messages in Spanish

Written for this site by a Spanish speaker, with a plain English gloss under each one so you know exactly what you are signing your name to.

Short and safe

  1. 1 Mi más sentido pésame. — My deepest condolences.
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  2. 2 Te acompaño en el sentimiento. — I am with you in your grief. (The standard phrase; always correct.)
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  3. 3 Lo siento mucho. Estoy pensando en ti. — I am so sorry. I am thinking of you.
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  4. 4 Mi pésame a toda la familia. — My condolences to the whole family.
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  5. 5 Reciban mi más sincero pésame. — Please accept my most sincere condolences. (Formal, plural.)
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A little warmer

  1. 6 No hay palabras. Solo quiero que sepas que estoy aquí. — There are no words. I just want you to know I am here.
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  2. 7 Tu madre fue muy buena conmigo y no lo voy a olvidar. — Your mother was very kind to me and I will not forget it.
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  3. 8 Te mando un abrazo fuerte. — Sending you a big hug.
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  4. 9 Cuenta conmigo para lo que necesites. — Count on me for whatever you need.
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Formal, for a colleague or a family you do not know well

  1. 10 Lamentamos profundamente su pérdida. — We deeply regret your loss. (Plural, from a group.)
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  2. 11 Le acompañamos en su dolor. — We are with you in your sorrow.
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  3. 12 Descanse en paz. — Rest in peace. (Written about the person who died, not to the family.)
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Questions people actually ask

How do you say "my condolences" in Spanish?

"Mi más sentido pésame" is the standard written condolence. Spoken, most people say "te acompaño en el sentimiento", which has no neat English equivalent — it means roughly "I accompany you in this feeling".