Limpia tu habitación
/limpja tu abitaθjon/from spelling rules
To say "clean your room" in Spanish, use Limpia tu habitación.
This phrase is a request or command to tidy up and organize a bedroom. In Spanish, while limpia literally means to clean (remove dirt), in the context of a bedroom, it is often used interchangeably with ordena (to tidy/organize).
Which one should you use?
While Limpia tu habitación is a standard way to express the command, you may also use Ordena tu cuarto, which specifically uses the verb ordenar (to tidy) and the word cuarto (room) instead of limpiar and habitación.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form Limpia tu habitación uses the informal imperative (tú), which is what a parent would use with a child.
Did you know?
- If you use the formal version Limpie su habitación, it sounds more like a polite instruction from a hotel manager to a guest than a parent to a child.
- The term limpiar can also be used in a figurative sense, such as limpiar la cuenta, meaning to clear a debt or a record.
- The word habitación shares the same root as the English word 'habitat', both coming from the Latin habitare, meaning 'to dwell'.
Examples in context
- Limpia tu habitación.Clean your room.This example shows the standard command Limpia tu habitación.Tatoeba #580191 by Shishir, translation #435774 by CK
- Limpia tu habitación, por favor.Clean your room, please.This example shows how to add politeness using Limpia tu habitación.Tatoeba #434445 by lukaszpp, translation #434444 by lukaszpp
- Mi hijo, por favor, limpia tu habitación antes de salir a jugar.My son, please clean your room before going out to play.
- Juanito, por favor, limpia tu cuarto antes de que lleguen los invitados.Juanito, please clean your room before the guests arrive.
- Limpia tu habitación ahora mismo.Clean your room right now.
Example conversation
A parent is talking to their daughter.
- AlejandroElena, limpia tu habitación ahora.Elena, clean your room now.
- ElenaLo haré en diez minutos.I will do it in ten minutes.
- AlejandroNo, hazlo ya mismo.No, do it right now.
- ElenaEstá bien, voy ahora.Okay, I'm going now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
