cópiame
/kopjame/from spelling rules
The English phrase "copy me" is translated into Spanish as cópiame.
This phrase is used as a request for someone to follow your lead or to imitate your actions. While cópiame can mean to imitate someone, if you specifically want someone to repeat your spoken words, it is more common to use repite lo que digo.
What does it mean word for word?
The word includes the suffix -me, which is an enclitic pronoun meaning "me".
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are addressing more than one person, change the form to the plural cópienme. To address a single person using the formal usted register, use cópieme.
How do you pronounce it?
/kopjame/
Did you know?
- The word copiar is a direct relative of the English word 'copy', both descending from the Latin 'copia', which originally meant 'abundance'.
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, copiar is the standard term for cheating on a test, meaning 'copy me' could be interpreted as an invitation to cheat.
- In certain Latin American slang, the verb copiar can mean 'to understand' or 'to get' something, such as 'copiar la idea', which is quite different from the literal act of imitation.
Examples in context
- Haz lo que yo hagoDo what I do.
- Si quieres aprender el baile, cópiame.If you want to learn the dance, copy me.
- Solo cópiame cuando diga la palabra.Just copy me when I say the word.
- Para este ejercicio, cópiame exactamente.For this exercise, copy me exactly.
Example conversation
Lucía is teaching Mateo a new dance routine.
- LucíaPrimero, mira mis manos y cópiame.First, look at my hands and copy me.
- MateoVale, ¿así de rápido?Okay, this fast?
- LucíaNo, un poco más lento, Mateo.No, a little slower, Mateo.
- MateoEntendido, lo intentaré de nuevo.Understood, I will try again.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
