por favor sal
/poɾ faboɾ sal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "please get out" can be translated into Spanish as por favor sal.
This phrase is used to make a polite request for someone to leave a room or a building.
Which one should you use?
Use por favor salgan if you are asking more than one person to leave.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase por favor sal uses the informal tú imperative. If you are addressing someone formally, use por favor salga. Additionally, if you are addressing a group, use the plural form por favor salgan.
How do you pronounce it?
/poɾ faboɾ sal/
Did you know?
- The word sal is a homonym in Spanish. While it is the command to 'get out' in this phrase, it is also the word for 'salt'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, asking someone to leave using por favor can be perceived as sarcastic or passive-aggressive rather than polite depending on the tone.
- While por favor sal is polite, adding the word ya at the end makes it a firm command meaning 'get out now'.
Examples in context
- Por favor sal de mi habitación.Please get out of my room.
Example conversation
Daniel is finishing a private phone call in the office.
- DanielHola, por favor sal un momento.Hi, please get out for a moment.
- MaríaClaro, no hay problema.Sure, no problem.
- DanielGracias, termino en un minuto.Thanks, I will be done in a minute.
- MaríaEstá bien, Daniel, te espero fuera.That is fine, Daniel, I will wait for you outside.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
