repíteme
/repiteme/from spelling rules
The English phrase "repeat me" is translated into Spanish as repíteme.
repíteme is used when you are making a request for someone to say something again.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the imperative verb repite (repeat) and the indirect object pronoun me (to me).
Which one should you use?
You can use repítamelo if you want the person to repeat a specific thing (it) to you.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
repíteme is the informal command used when addressing someone as tú. If you want to use the formal usted form, use repítame instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you use the form repítamelo to mean "repeat it to me", you add the object pronoun lo to the end. Adding this pronoun requires an accent mark on the original stressed syllable of the verb.
How do you pronounce it?
/repiteme/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers sometimes use repíteme to mean "repeat what I said", but in Spanish, repíteme specifically means "repeat [something] to me".
Did you know?
- While repíteme asks for a repetition of words, Spanish uses the word repetir in a completely different sense when talking about food, meaning to have a second helping of a dish.
- The word repetir is a cognate of the English word 'repeat', but both trace their roots back to the Latin repetere, which literally meant 'to seek again' or 'to demand back'.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, if you want someone to repeat a word or phrase, it is actually more common and polite to say ¿Cómo? instead of using a command like repíteme.
Examples in context
- ¿Puede repetir eso, por favor?Can you repeat that, please?
- Por favor, podría decirlo nuevamente?Could you say it again, please?
- Disculpe, no entendí. ¿Podría repetirlo, por favor?Excuse me, I didn't understand. Could you repeat that, please?
- OyeHey
- ¿Puedes repetirlo?Can you repeat it?
- ¿Puedes volver a repetirlo?Can you repeat it again?
- ¿Me lo puedes repetir?Can you repeat it to me?
- No te escuché, repíteme lo que dijiste.I didn't hear you, repeat what you said to me.
- Por favor, repíteme la dirección.Please, repeat the address to me.
- Si no entiendo, te diré: repíteme la frase.If I don't understand, I will tell you: repeat the phrase to me.
Example conversation
Alejandro is asking Sofía for a phone number.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿cuál es tu número?Sofía, what is your number?
- SofíaEs el cinco cinco cinco.It is five five five.
- AlejandroNo entendí, repíteme el número.I didn't understand, repeat the number for me.
- SofíaClaro, es el cinco cinco cinco.Sure, it is five five five.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
