por favor inicie sesión
/poɾ faboɾ iniθje sesjon/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'please sign in' is expressed as por favor inicie sesión.
This phrase is used to request that a user enters their credentials to access a digital account or system. In different contexts, such as hotels or school enrollments, other variations may be used to request that someone register their arrival or entry.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase inicie sesión literally translates to 'start session'.
Which one should you use?
While por favor inicie sesión is the standard request, you may also see the infinitive form iniciar sesión used on buttons within digital interfaces to represent the general action of logging in. Depending on the setting, you might use formal phrases like Por favor, registre su entrada or informal ones like Firma aquí para que quede constancia de tu llegada.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the verb changes based on who you are addressing. If you are speaking to a single person informally (tú), use por favor inicia sesión.
Did you know?
- In casual digital contexts, Spanish speakers often use the slang verb loguearse, which grafts the English word 'log' onto Spanish conjugation rules.
- The word sesión shares a common ancestor with the English word 'sit', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- which means 'to sit'.
- You will often see the word Acceder on login buttons, which treats a digital account like a physical room that one is 'gaining entry' to.
Examples in context
- Por favor inicie sesión para continuar.Please sign in to continue.
- Por favor inicie sesión en su cuenta.Please sign in to your account.
- Si quiere ver el contenido, por favor inicie sesión.If you want to see the content, please sign in.
Example conversation
Lucía is helping Mateo access a website.
- LucíaMateo, por favor inicie sesión aquí.Mateo, please sign in here.
- MateoNo recuerdo mi contraseña.I don't remember my password.
- LucíaPuede restablecerla en este enlace.You can reset it at this link.
- MateoGracias, ya pude entrar.Thanks, I was able to get in.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries favor, por, sesión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
