por favor créeme
/poɾ faboɾ kɾeeme/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase "please believe me" is expressed as por favor créeme.
This phrase is used when you are making a request for someone to accept that what you are saying is true. You might also use the informal phrase por favor, confía en mí to mean "trust me" in a similar context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word créeme is a combination of the imperative verb cree (believe) and the object pronoun me (me). To change the request from the informal tú form to the formal usted form, you use créame instead of créeme.
How do you pronounce it?
/poɾ faboɾ kɾeeme/
Did you know?
- The phrase por favor is a direct translation of 'please', but in some regions, it can be used sarcastically to express disbelief or annoyance, similar to 'oh, please'.
- The verb creer shares a root with the English word 'credit', as both stem from the Latin word for believing or trusting.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, if you are pleading for someone to believe you, you might use the word te lo juro (I swear it to you) to add emphasis.
Examples in context
- Estoy diciendo la verdad, por favor, créame.I'm telling the truth, please believe me.
- En serio, por favor, créeme.Seriously, please believe me.
- No miento, por favor créeme.I am not lying, please believe me.
- Sé que es difícil, pero por favor créeme.I know it is difficult, but please believe me.
- Todo lo que digo es verdad, por favor créeme.Everything I say is true, please believe me.
Example conversation
María is explaining a mistake to Javier.
- MaríaJavier, yo no rompí el vaso, por favor créeme.Javier, I didn't break the glass, please believe me.
- JavierPero tú eras la única persona en la cocina.But you were the only person in the kitchen.
- MaríaFue el gato, por favor créeme.It was the cat, please believe me.
- JavierEstá bien, María, te creo.All right, María, I believe you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
