que lo disfrutes
/ke lo disfɾutes/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "please enjoy" is que lo disfrutes.
This phrase is a polite expression used to tell someone to have a good time or enjoy something they are about to experience.
Which one should you use?
Unlike the English "please enjoy", this Spanish phrase does not use a word for "please" (por favor), as the subjunctive mood itself conveys the polite wish.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can adapt the phrase based on who you are addressing or what is being enjoyed. To address a group of people instead of one person, change the verb ending from disfrutes to disfruten. If the thing being enjoyed is a feminine noun (like la comida – the food), change the pronoun lo to la.
How do you pronounce it?
/ke lo disfɾutes/
Did you know?
- While que lo disfrutes is common, Spanish speakers often use buen provecho specifically when someone is about to eat. In this context, using disfrutes can sound more like a general wish for a good experience rather than a mealtime blessing.
- The word que shares a distant common ancestor with the English word 'who'. Both trace back to Proto-Indo-European roots related to interrogative-relative functions.
- Depending on the country, you might hear disfrútalo instead of que lo disfrutes. The first is a direct command to 'enjoy it', while the latter is a softer wish that 'you may enjoy it'.
Examples in context
- Disfruten, por favor, de esta maravillosa exhibiciónPlease enjoy this wonderful exhibition
- ¡Disfruta de la comida y la compañía!Enjoy the food and the company!
- Es un regalo para ti, que lo disfrutes.It is a gift for you, please enjoy it.
- Te vas de vacaciones, que lo disfrutes mucho.You are going on vacation, please enjoy it a lot.
- Aquí tienes tu cena, que lo disfrutes.Here is your dinner, please enjoy it.
Example conversation
Mateo is giving Sofía a ticket to a concert.
- MateoSofía, tengo una entrada para el concierto.Sofía, I have a ticket for the concert.
- Sofía¡Muchas gracias, Mateo! Es muy amable.Thank you so much, Mateo! That is very kind.
- MateoDe nada, que lo disfrutes.You're welcome, please enjoy it.
- Sofía¡Seguro que sí!I definitely will!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries lo, que, CC BY-SA 4.0.
