hacerme reír
/aθeɾme ɾeiɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "make me laugh" is translated into Spanish as hacerme reír.
The phrase is used to express the act of causing someone to experience amusement that results in laughter. The expression Hazme reír is a direct way to say "make me laugh" in Spanish.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase hacerme reír is composed of hacer (to make/do), the enclitic pronoun me (me) and the infinitive reír (to laugh).
Which one should you use?
A common alternative way to express the same idea is darme risa, which literally translates to "to give me laughter".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase hacerme reír uses an enclitic pronoun, where the me is attached to the end of the infinitive verb hacer. When using the phrase as a direct statement like 'You make me laugh', the verb hacer must be conjugated to match the subject (e.g., me haces reír for 'you make me laugh' or me hace reír for 'he/she makes me laugh').
How do you pronounce it?
/aθeɾme ɾeiɾ/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a sudden burst of laughter is often described using the word ataque, meaning 'attack', as in un ataque de risa.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if someone tells a bad joke, you might say no me hagas reír to mean 'don't make a fool of me' or 'don't mock me' rather than actually asking for laughter.
- The word reír is a cognate of the English word 'ridicule', as both stem from the Latin root for laughter.
Examples in context
- Ella intentó hacerme reír.She tried to make me laugh.This sentence demonstrates the use of hacerme reír in a past tense context.Tatoeba #10082641 by manufrutos, translation #10081823 by Cabo
- Quisiera pedirte que me hagas reír, estoy un poco tenso/a y necesito relajarme.I would like to ask you to make me laugh, I'm a bit tense and need to relax.
- Les ruego a todos los comediantes aquí presentes que provoquen risas en mí.I beg all the comedians present here to make me laugh.
- Siempre me haces reír con tus chistes, cuéntame uno nuevo.You always make me laugh with your jokes, tell me a new one.
- No intentes hacerme reír ahora.Don't try to make me laugh right now.
- Él sabe cómo hacerme reír.He knows how to make me laugh.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are chatting at a cafe.
- MaríaCuéntame un chiste para hacerme reír.Tell me a joke to make me laugh.
- AlejandroEstá bien, escucha este.All right, listen to this one.
- María¡Eso fue muy gracioso!That was very funny!
- AlejandroSabía que podía hacerme reír.I knew I could make you laugh.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
