por favor pasa la aspiradora
/poɾ faboɾ pasa la aspiɾadoɾa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "please vacuum" is translated as por favor pasa la aspiradora.
This phrase is used to make a polite request for someone to clean the floor using a vacuum cleaner. You can also use the verb aspirar to mean "to vacuum" in many contexts.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase pasa la aspiradora literally means "pass the vacuum cleaner".
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the request more formal or polite, change pasa to pase (as in pase la aspiradora).
How do you pronounce it?
/poɾ faboɾ pasa la aspiɾadoɾa/
Did you know?
- The verb aspirar used in aspiradora shares its root with the English word 'aspire', both coming from the Latin 'spirare' meaning 'to breathe'.
- The verb aspirar is used to express high ambition or the desire to achieve a goal, such as 'aspiring' to a promotion.
- In some Spanish dialects, using pasar for cleaning tools is part of a pattern where you 'pass' the mop fregona or the brush escoba across the floor.
Examples in context
- Por favor, pasa la aspiradora en la sala.Please vacuum the living room.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are cleaning the house together.
- LucíaJavier, por favor pasa la aspiradora ahora.Javier, please vacuum now.
- JavierEstá bien, yo lo hago.Alright, I'll do it.
- LucíaGracias por ayudarme.Thanks for helping me.
- JavierNo hay problema, Lucía.No problem, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aspiradora, favor, la, pasa, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
