¿estás listo para irte?
The English phrase "are you ready to go?" is translated into Spanish as ¿estás listo para irte?
A question used to ask if someone is prepared to leave a place.
Which one should you use?
While ir means "to go", using the reflexive irte is more natural when the intended meaning is "to leave" or "to depart" from a place.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the person being addressed is female, the adjective changes from listo to lista to get ¿estás lista para irte? To ask a group of people if they are ready to go, use the plural form ¿están listos para irse? To use the polite/formal "you", change the verb from estás to está to get ¿está listo para irse?
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word listo has a double meaning. While it means 'ready' in this phrase, it also means 'clever' or 'smart' depending on the context.
- The word listo may be related to the Old English word 'list', which once meant 'knowledge', 'cunning' or 'art'.
- In some contexts, the word lista can also mean a 'list' (as in a grocery list), which is a noun, despite appearing as an adjective in this phrase.
Examples in context
- ¡Hola, mamá! ¿Estás lista para salir al mercado?Hi, mom! Are you ready to go to the market?
- ¿Doctor, está usted preparado para ir a la conferencia médica?Doctor, are you prepared to go to the medical conference?
- ¿Estás listo para irte?Are you ready to go?
- Tengo las llaves, ¿estás listo para irte?I have the keys, are you ready to go?
- El taxi está afuera, ¿estás listo para irte?The taxi is outside, are you ready to go?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries listo, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
