disfruta este momento
/disfɾuta este momento/from spelling rules
The English phrase "enjoy this moment" is translated into Spanish as disfruta este momento.
This expression is used to tell someone to appreciate and find pleasure in their current experience.
What does it mean word for word?
The word disfruta is the third-person singular present indicative of disfrutar, used here as an informal imperative.
Which one should you use?
You can use disfruta este momento for one person informally, disfrute este momento or goce de este momento for one person formally and disfruten este momento to address a group of people.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form disfruta este momento uses the informal imperative (tú) command. To address a group of people, use the plural command form disfruten este momento.
How do you pronounce it?
/disfɾuta este momento/
Did you know?
- In Spanish legal terminology, the verb disfrutar is used specifically to describe the act of exercising a legal right or receiving the profits from a piece of property.
- Choosing the word goce over disfrute can change the mood of the phrase to describe an intense or ecstatic state, which is common in religious and poetic writing.
- The word momento is derived from the Latin mōmentum, which originally referred to a slight movement or the smallest possible unit of time.
Examples in context
- ¡Disfruta este momento, amigo! No hay nada como la paz que nos brinda la naturaleza.Enjoy this moment, friend! There is nothing like the peace that nature provides us.
- ¡Disfruta este momento, te lo mereces!Enjoy this moment, you deserve it!
- Disfruta este momento de tu viaje.Enjoy this moment of your trip.
- No te estreses, disfruta este momento.Don't stress, enjoy this moment.
- Mira el paisaje y disfruta este momento.Look at the landscape and enjoy this moment.
Example conversation
Two friends are sitting on a beach watching the sunset.
- AlejandroEl atardecer es increíble, Lucía.The sunset is incredible, Lucía.
- LucíaSí, es muy relajante.Yes, it is very relaxing.
- AlejandroNo pienses en el trabajo, disfruta este momento.Don't think about work, enjoy this moment.
- LucíaTienes razón, Alejandro.You are right, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries este, momento, CC BY-SA 4.0.
