vete a tu habitación
/bete a tu abitaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "go to your room" is translated into Spanish as vete a tu habitación.
This phrase is a command typically directed at a child as a punishment to make them leave a common area.
Which one should you use?
While vete a tu habitación is the default, you can use the synonym cuarto instead of habitación interchangeably, as in vete a tu cuarto.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the variation Vete a tu cuarto is common. In Argentina, the informal command Andá a tu habitación is used, utilizing the verb form andá.
How do you pronounce it?
/bete a tu abitaθjon/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, sending a child to their room is less common than el rincón, where a child is told to go stand in a corner. The command vete al rincón serves the same disciplinary purpose as 'go to your room'.
- The word habitación shares a common ancestor with the English word 'habitat', as both stem from the Latin 'habitare', meaning 'to dwell' or 'to live'.
- In high-stress moments, the entire phrase vete a tu habitación is often condensed to just ¡A tu cuarto!, removing the verb entirely.
Examples in context
- ¡Vete a tu habitación!Go to your room!This sentence is useful for the phrase vete a tu habitación.Tatoeba #2011209 by Shishir, translation #1908577 by Spamster
- ¡Vete a tu habitación ya!Go to your room now!Tatoeba #1128717 by Shishir, translation #1127938 by CK
- Vaya a su habitación y haga los deberes ahora mismo.Go to your room and do your homework right now.
- Ve a tu cuarto y ordena tus juguetes, por favor.Go to your room and tidy your toys, please.
- ¡Vete a tu habitación ahora mismo!Go to your room right now!
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A parent is disciplining a child after a tantrum.
- Javier¡Deja de gritar y vete a tu habitación!Stop screaming and go to your room!
- Lucía¡No quiero ir!I don't want to go!
- JavierEs una orden, Lucía.It is an order, Lucía.
- LucíaEstá bien, me voy.Fine, I'm going.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, habitación, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
