ven aquí ahora mismo
/ben aki aoɾa mismo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "come here right now" is translated into Spanish as ven aquí ahora mismo.
This phrase is an urgent command used to tell someone to move to your current location immediately. You can also use Acá, ¡ven ya! as a casual way to call someone over or use Acá to mean "here" and ven ya to mean "come now".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ven (come), aquí (here), ahora (now) and mismo (itself/right).
Which one should you use?
While ven aquí means "come here", adding ahora mismo to the end significantly increases the sense of urgency and impatience.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are commanding more than one person to come, you must change the imperative ven to vengan to form vengan aquí ahora mismo.
Did you know?
Examples in context
- Ven aquí ahora mismo.Come here right now.This example shows the use of ven aquí ahora mismo.Tatoeba #513073 by Shishir, translation #4645718 by Sladey
- Venga aquí inmediatamente, por favorCome here right now, please
- Acérquese aquí de inmediatoCome here right now
- Acá, ¡ven ya!Here, come now!
- ¡Ven aquí ahora mismo!Come here right now!
- Juan, ven aquí ahora mismo.Juan, come here right now.
Example conversation
Elena sees Javier playing with something dangerous in the garden.
- Elena¡Javier, ven aquí ahora mismo!Javier, come here right now!
- Javier¿Qué pasa, Elena?What's happening, Elena?
- ElenaSuelta eso de inmediato.Drop that immediately.
- JavierEstá bien, ya voy.Okay, I'm coming.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ahora, aquí, mismo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
