ven por mí
/ben poɾ mi/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for the English challenge "come at me" is ven por mí.
This phrase is used as a challenge to dare someone to fight or attack.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are challenging a group of people rather than an individual, you should use the plural imperative vengan por mí.
Did you know?
- Despite the aggressive meaning here, the phrase ven por mí can also be used innocently in a romantic or playful context to mean 'come get me'.
- The word por in this phrase is a descendant of the Latin prō, which originally meant 'on behalf of' or 'in favor of'.
- If you want to sound even more confrontational in a street fight, you might swap ven por mí for ven a por mí, a phrasing more common in Spain to signify a direct pursuit.
Examples in context
- ¡Ven aquí! ¡Atrévete a pelear conmigo!Come here! Dare to fight me!
- ¡Ven por mí si eres tan valiente!Come at me if you are so brave!
- No me asusta, ven por mí.I am not afraid, come at me.
- ¡Ven por mí, cobarde!Come at me, coward!
Example conversation
Two rivals face each other in a heated confrontation in a street.
- María¡No pienso huir, ven por mí!I am not going to run, come at me!
- Javier¡Prepárate, María, porque no te lo pondré fácil!Get ready, María, because I won't make it easy for you!
- María¡Eso es lo que quería oír!That is what I wanted to hear!
- Javier¡Pues ven a buscarme entonces!Then come and get me!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mí, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
