Miscellaneous (not lyrics) Spanish <-> English Translations

I didn't like the word I used ... I can't believe I used padre, instead of papá

Originally Posted by MaresLejanos

I didn't like the word I used ... I can't believe I used padre, instead of papá

ohh ok.... but yeah you are alright for dad is better papá, and for father= padre

Originally Posted by Zahra2008

ohh ok.... but yeah you are alright for dad is better papá, and for father= padre

ohh ! I didn't think that, you're right... We use "padre" just joking with friends, like "Voy a ver si logro convencer a mi padre..." but it's not that normal... Ahh


In the school advices for parents:

Srs. Padres... too formal

but i call my dad... apá!!!

i call my dad viejo... then he gets mad and tell me: "viejos son los trapos" ehhehe

I call mine "pipo", and "papi"....

nobody calls their dad jefe? jaja
i call mine pai

Originally Posted by dmoney101

nobody calls their dad jefe? jaja
i call mine pai

my brothers call my dad jefe and my mom jefa

Originally Posted by Zahra2008

my brothers call my dad jefe and my mom jefa

i was waiting for a mexican to post jaja. every mexican i know calls their mom and dad that

Originally Posted by dmoney101

i was waiting for a mexican to post jaja. every mexican i know calls their mom and dad that

ehehe.... yeah

Originally Posted by MaresLejanos

ohh ! I didn't think that, you're right... We use "padre" just joking with friends, like "Voy a ver si logro convencer a mi padre..." but it's not that normal... Ahh


In the school advices for parents:

Srs. Padres... too formal

Here we use papá and mamá when talking to them but if we are talking with somebody else about them we use mi padre, mi madre, we don't say mi papá or mi mamá

Originally Posted by xiurell

Here we use papá and mamá when talking to them but if we are talking with somebody else about them we use mi padre, mi madre, we don't say mi papá or mi mamá

wow, that sounds really weird to me. the only time i use padre is for a priest jaja
even papá is more formal than i like :P

I agree with xiurell; when referring to the parents, they are "mi padre" and "mi madre". A priest would be "el padre"... right?

Originally Posted by damarys

I agree with xiurell; when referring to the parents, they are "mi padre" and "mi madre". A priest would be "el padre"... right?

Yeah, "un padre" is a priest...most people can probably figure it out based on the context

Originally Posted by DeBaires

Yeah, "un padre" is a priest...most people can probably figure it out based on the context

yea, we do it in english with Father

How would a father tell his four-year-old daughter in Spanish to:

Sit up straight
Leave him/her/that alone
Stop it/that (I've heard "Párate", "Déja de....", and "Déjalo que...." but I don't know the difference.)
It's time to brush your teeth
Blow your nose
Comb your hair
Be still (Is it correct to say "Estáte quieta," or "Tranquila"?)
Be quiet
Put that back
Put that down
Don't play with that
Don't do that (Is it "No lo hagas," or "No hagas eso"?)
Get away from there
Get out of there
Get down from there
Back up/go back
Go to your room (In the United States, I've heard "recámara", cuarto, and "alcoba".)
Let's go upstairs/downstairs
Go up/down there
Time to take a nap
Bless you (After a sneeze, I think is "Salud", but I'm not sure.)
Throw/catch the ball
Share with him/her
Don't hit him/her
What are you doing? (I've heard "¿Qué haces?" and "¿Qué estás haciendo?")
Do what Mama told you
What did Mama tell you?
Give it to Mama
Give it back to....
Daddy will be right back
Daddy loves you
Daddy's proud of you
Be a good girl
You're a smart girl
You're a pretty girl
Bath time
Go to sleep

Sit up straight
Siéntate derecho

Leave him/her/that alone
Déjalo solo (him)
Déjala sola (her)
Déjalo solo (male thing animal)
Déjala sola (female thing animal)

Stop it/that (I've heard "Párate", "Déja de....", and "Déjalo que...." but I don't know the difference.)
Para de / Deja dé (stop it)
Para de jugar con la pelota adentro de la casa(Stop playing with the ball inside the house)
Deja de molestar a tu hemarno (Stop anoying you bother)
Párate, no estés todo el día sentado (Stand up, don't stay/spend all day sitted )
Déjalo que haga su tarea, después pueden jugar (Let him do his homework, after that you both could play).
Déjala ahí, es muy pesada (Leave the box there, it's too heavy)
Déjalo en paz (Let him in peace)
Déjala que continue/countinuar con su trabajo (Let her continue with her job)

It's time to brush your teeth
Es hora de cepillarse los dientes/Es hora de que te cepilles los dientes

Blow your nose
Suénate la nariz (don't know, I'm not sure about it, we say this way here, we should ask to the other members)

Comb your hair
Peina tu cabello/pelo and Peinate

Be still (Is it correct to say "Estáte quieta," or "Tranquila"?) I think so, could be too: Todavía estate quieta/tranquila (but not sure)

Be quiet
Estate en silencio or Estate tranquilo/a

Put that back
Ponlo atrás (something male) / Ponla atrás (something female)

Put that down
Ponlo abajo (something male) / Ponla abajo (something female)

Don't play with that
No juegues con eso

Don't do that (Is it "No lo hagas," or "No hagas eso"?) Both are correct


Get away from there
Vete lejos de aquí

Get out of there
Vete fuera de ahí

Get down from there
Bájate de ahí

Back up/go back
Vuelve

Go to your room (In the United States, I've heard "recámara", cuarto, and "alcoba".)
Ve a tu cuarto/alcoba/habitación/dormitorio/recámara

Let's go upstairs/downstairs
Vamos arriba/al piso de arriba / Vamos abajo/al piso de abajo

Go up/down there
Sube / Baja ahí

Time to take a nap
Hora de dormir la siesta / Hora de la siesta

Bless you (After a sneeze, I think is "Salud", but I'm not sure.)Yes salud is used after a sneeze

Throw/catch the ball
Arroja/atrapa la pelota

Share with him/her
Comparte con él/ella

Don't hit him/her
No le pegues

What are you doing? (I've heard "¿Qué haces?" and "¿Qué estás haciendo?") Yes, they both are right

Do what Mama told you
Haz lo que mamá te dijo

What did Mama tell you?
Qué te dijo mamá
(qué te ha dicho tu mamá?)

Give it to Mama
Dáselo a mamá

Give it back to....
Devuélveselo a

Daddy will be right back
Papi ya vuelve

Daddy loves you
Papi te ama

Daddy's proud of you
Papi está orgullozo de tí

Be a good girl
Sé una buena niña

You're a smart girl
Tu eres una niña inteligente

You're a pretty girl
Tu ere una niña bonita/bonita niña

Bath time
Hora del baño

Go to sleep
Ve a dormir (for one person) / Vayan a dormir (for at least two person)

Originally Posted by MaresLejanos

Sit up straight
Siéntate derecho

Leave him/her/that alone
Déjalo solo (him)
Déjala sola (her)
Déjalo solo (male thing animal)
Déjala sola (female thing animal)

Stop it/that (I've heard "Párate", "Déja de....", and "Déjalo que...." but I don't know the difference.)
Para de / Deja dé (stop it)
Para de jugar con la pelota adentro de la casa(Stop playing with the ball inside the house)
Deja de molestar a tu hemarno (Stop anoying you bother)
Párate, no estés todo el día sentado (Stand up, don't stay/spend all day sitted )
Déjalo que haga su tarea, después pueden juegar (Let him do his homework, after that you both could play).
Déjala ahí, es muy pesada (Leave the box there, it's too heavy)
Déjalo en paz (Let him in peace)
Déjala que continue/countinuar con su trabajo (Let her continue with her job)

It's time to brush your teeth
Es hora de cepillarse los dientes/Es hora de que te cepilles los dientes

Blow your nose
Suénate la nariz (don't know, I'm not sure about it, we say this way here, we should ask to the other members)

Comb your hair
Peina tu cabello/pelo and Peinate

Be still (Is it correct to say "Estáte quieta," or "Tranquila"?) I think so, could be too: Todavía estate quieta/tranquila (but not sure)

Be quiet
Estate en silencio or Estate tranquilo/a

Put that back
Ponlo atrás (something male) / Ponla atrás (something female)

Put that down
Ponlo abajo (something male) / Ponla abajo (something female)

Don't play with that
No juegues con eso

Don't do that (Is it "No lo hagas," or "No hagas eso"?) Both are correct


Get away from there
Vete lejos de aquí

Get out of there
Vete fuera de aquí

Get down from there
Bájate de ahí

Back up/go back
Vuelve

Go to your room (In the United States, I've heard "recámara", cuarto, and "alcoba".)
Ve a tu cuarto/alcoba/habitación/dormitorio

Let's go upstairs/downstairs
Vamos arriba/al piso de arriba / Vamos abajo/al piso de abajo

Go up/down there
Sube / Baja ahí

Time to take a nap
Hora de dormir la siesta / Hora de la siesta

Bless you (After a sneeze, I think is "Salud", but I'm not sure.)Yes salud is used after a sneeze

Throw/catch the ball
Arroja/atrapa la pelota

Share with him/her
Comparte con él/ella

Don't hit him/her
No le pegues

What are you doing? (I've heard "¿Qué haces?" and "¿Qué estás haciendo?") Yes, they both are right

Do what Mama told you
Haz lo que mamá te dijo

What did Mama tell you?
Qué te dijo mamá
(qué te ha dicho tu mamá?)

Give it to Mama
Dácelo a mamá

Give it back to....
Devuélveselo a

Daddy will be right back
Papi ya vuelve

Daddy loves you
Papi te ama

Daddy's proud of you
Papi está orgullozo de tí

Be a good girl
Sé una buena niña

You're a smart girl
Tu eres una niña inteligente

You're a pretty girl
Tu ere una niña bonita/bonita niña

Bath time
Hora del baño

Go to sleep
Ve a dormir (for one person) / Vayan a dormir (for at least two person)

i have a couple questions:
for leave him alone, shouldn't it be "dejale solo" instead of -lo?
shouldn't it be jugar instead of juegar (maybe a type-o?) in "después pueden juegar"?
for Es hora de cepillarse los dientes, wouldn't it be cepillarte since you're saying "brush your teeth"?
for "put that down" could you say, abajalo?
Vete lejos de aquí should be ahi instead of aqui since your're saying there right? and the same for "get out of there"
to throw a ball, can you say "tirar" or "pasar"?
with "Give it to Mama", would "dalo a mamá" work?

i have a couple questions:
for leave him alone, shouldn't it be "dejale solo" instead of -lo?
They are both good, but with "lo" you're tallking about a male for sure, with "le" is more generic, but both are good since I know


shouldn't it be jugar instead of juegar (maybe a type-o?) in "después pueden juegar"?
Yeeees... U're write... I did a mistake, I will correct it ! Sorry

for Es hora de cepillarse los dientes, wouldn't it be cepillarte since you're saying "brush your teeth"?
let me see... But yes, if it's "brush your teeth" it has to be: "cepillate los dientes"

for "put that down" could you say, abajalo?
Honesty, I didn't heard that... but could be "bajalo" ... maybe in some countries they say "abajalo" but I didn't heard it in South América or Spain

Vete lejos de aquí should be ahi instead of aqui since your're saying there right? and the same for "get out of there"
You're right, I read wrong . I fixed it. ahí is there, aquí/aca is here

to throw a ball, can you say "tirar" or "pasar"?
Tirar is good.. pasar too


with "Give it to Mama", would "dalo a mamá" work?
Not sure if is correct respect grammar, but It doesn't sound that strange for me, I guess it's used too. We should ask it to XIURELL maybe he knows better the rules about reflexives verbs for this case

Originally Posted by MaresLejanos

i have a couple questions:
for leave him alone, shouldn't it be "dejale solo" instead of -lo?
They are both good, but with "lo" you're tallking about a male for sure, with "le" is more generic, but both are good since I know


shouldn't it be jugar instead of juegar (maybe a type-o?) in "después pueden juegar"?
Yeeees... U're write... I did a mistake, I will correct it ! Sorry

for Es hora de cepillarse los dientes, wouldn't it be cepillarte since you're saying "brush your teeth"?
let me see... But yes, if it's "brush your teeth" it has to be: "cepillate los dientes"

for "put that down" could you say, abajalo?
Honesty, I didn't heard that... but could be "bajalo" ... maybe in some countries they say "abajalo" but I didn't heard it in South América or Spain

Vete lejos de aquí should be ahi instead of aqui since your're saying there right? and the same for "get out of there"
You're right, I read wrong . I fixed it. ahí is there, aquí/aca is here

to throw a ball, can you say "tirar" or "pasar"?
Tirar is good.. pasar too


with "Give it to Mama", would "dalo a mamá" work?
Not sure if is correct respect grammar, but It doesn't sound that strange for me, I guess it's used too. We should ask it to XIURELL maybe he knows better the rules about reflexives verbs for this case

ok, good. i didn't wanna be saying a bunch of stuff that's wrong jaja. maybe i was thinking of bajalo when i said abajalo. idk because i never used it jaja