bájate
/baxate/from spelling rules
To hop off in Spanish is bájate.
The phrase is used to describe the action of leaving a vehicle, such as a bus or a train. The verb phrase Bajarse de is commonly used across Spain and Latin American countries to express this action.
Which one should you use?
To express the opposite action of hopping on or boarding a vehicle, use the verb subirse.
How does it change in a sentence?
bájate is the informal imperative (tú) form of the reflexive verb bajarse. Other related forms include Me bajo for I hop off and Nos bajamos for we hop off.
How do you pronounce it?
/baxate/
Did you know?
- While bájate means 'hop off' a bus, it is also the standard way to tell someone to 'get down' from a ladder or a chair. In Spanish, the same vertical movement logic applies to vehicles and furniture.
- In some Latin American countries, if you tell a driver me bajo, it is not just a statement of fact but a polite signal for them to stop the vehicle immediately.
- In Mexico, people often use the formal bájese even in casual settings to maintain a layer of politeness that is less common in Spain.
Examples in context
- Por favor, bájese del autobús en la próxima parada.Please hop off the bus at the next stop.
- Tenemos que bajar del metro en la próxima estación.We have to hop off the subway at the next station.
- Voy a bajarme de este tren en la siguiente parada.I'll hop off this train at the next stop.
- Si querés, bajá del colectivo en la esquina.If you want, hop off the bus at the corner.
- Bájate del aviónHop off the plane
- Baja del barcoHop off the boat
- Bájense del autobúsHop off the bus
- Bájate en la próxima parada.Hop off at the next stop.
- Bájate del autobús ahora mismo.Get off the bus right now.
- Si ves la estación, bájate.If you see the station, hop off.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are riding a bus together.
- JavierYa llegamos a tu calle, Elena.We've arrived at your street, Elena.
- ElenaTienes razón, es mi parada.You're right, it's my stop.
- JavierBájate ya antes de que el bus cierre.Hop off now before the bus closes.
- ElenaVale, ¡nos vemos mañana, Javier!Okay, see you tomorrow, Javier!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
