cómprame
/kompɾame/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "buy me" is cómprame.
This phrase is used to make a request for someone to purchase something for the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The word cómprame is a combination of the imperative verb cómpr (buy) and the indirect object pronoun me (me).
Which one should you use?
While cómprame functions as a command or a direct request, it can sound like a blunt order. Adding por favor at the end is necessary to make the request polite.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the imperative form, the object pronoun me is attached directly to the end of the verb as a single word.
How do you pronounce it?
/kompɾame/
Did you know?
- The verb comprar is used in the expression comprar gato por liebre, which literally means 'to buy a cat for a hare' and refers to being swindled.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, using cómprame with a parent is often seen as a playful or affectionate act of 'spoiling', regardless of the bluntness of the grammar.
- The word comprar shares a root with the English word 'compromise', as both derive from the Latin 'comparare' meaning to bring together or match.
Examples in context
- Papá, cómprame una vuvuzela.Dad, buy me a vuvuzela.This sentence shows how to ask a father to buy a vuvuzela using cómprame.Tatoeba #2094588 by Shishir, translation #9166377 by DJ_Saidez
- ¡Papá, cómprame una vuvuzela!Daddy, buy me a vuvuzela!This is an emphatic way to ask a father to buy a vuvuzela using cómprame.Tatoeba #1994295 by Shishir, translation #405047 by brauliobezerra
- Cómprame este libro, por favor.Please buy me this book.This sentence demonstrates a polite request to buy a book using cómprame.Tatoeba #1508328 by marcelostockle, translation #56838 by CK
- Hola, ¿podrías comprarme esto, por favor?Hello, could you buy this for me, please?
- ¿Podrías comprarme el libro que está en la vitrina?Could you buy me the book that is in the display case?
- Cómprame una botella de agua, por favorBuy me a bottle of water, please
- ¿Me podrías comprar una entrada para el concierto?Could you buy me a ticket for the concert?
- Hazme el favor de comprarme una barra de chocolateDo me the favor of buying me a chocolate bar
- 8 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are walking through a street market.
- AlejandroLucía, cómprame ese helado.Lucía, buy me that ice cream.
- LucíaNo puedo, Alejandro, no tengo dinero.I can't, Alejandro, I don't have any money.
- AlejandroPor favor, es que tengo mucho calor.Please, it's just that I am very hot.
- LucíaEstá bien, te lo compraré.Fine, I will buy it for you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
