ruega por tu vida
/rweɡa poɾ tu bida/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for 'beg for your life' is ruega por tu vida.
This phrase describes the act of desperately asking someone for mercy in order to avoid being killed.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb rogar (to beg or implore), the preposition por (for), the possessive tu (your) and the noun vida (life).
Which one should you use?
You can use Suplicar por tu vida to emphasize a deeper sense of desperation in the act of begging for survival.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the target of the begging by modifying the possessive adjective. By changing tu to su, the phrase ruega por su vida can mean 'beg for his/her/their/your (formal) life'.
Did you know?
- The verb rogar is used in Spanish formal letters to mean 'to request' or 'to ask' politely. In a business context, it has no connotation of desperation or life-and-death stakes.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, if you are playing a game and someone says ruega por tu vida, they might be jokingly suggesting you are about to lose a very intense round.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the word vida is used in the slang phrase dar la vida to describe someone who is working extremely hard or sacrificing everything for a goal.
Examples in context
- ¡Ruega por tu vida si puedes!Beg for your life if you can!
Example conversation
Two actors are rehearsing a dramatic scene in a play.
- Mateo¡Cae de rodillas y ruega por tu vida!Fall to your knees and beg for your life!
- Lucía¡Por favor, ten piedad de mí!Please, have mercy on me!
- MateoTu súplica no me convence, Lucía.Your plea does not convince me, Lucía.
- LucíaCreo que esa escena quedó muy intensa, Mateo.I think that scene was very intense, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
