cállate y bésame
/kaʝate i besame/from spelling rules
The English phrase "shut up and kiss me" is translated into Spanish as cállate y bésame.
This phrase is a romantic or playful command used to tell someone to stop talking and kiss the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the reflexive imperative cállate (shut yourself up) and the imperative bésame (kiss me).
Which one should you use?
While cállate y bésame is the colloquial translation, you may also encounter Cierra la boca y dame un beso (close your mouth and give me a kiss) or No hables más y bésame (don't talk anymore and kiss me).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Rioplatense Spanish (Argentina and Uruguay), the phrase Cerrá el orto y dame un beso translates to "shut your mouth and give me a kiss".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the informal tú imperative forms. In the word bésame, the object pronoun me is attached to the end of the imperative verb besa.
Did you know?
- In Argentina and Uruguay, a much more aggressive way to say 'shut up' is to use the phrase cerrá el orto, which literally translates to 'close your anus'.
- In some Spanish dialects, the phrase cállate is used as a slang expression of disbelief, similar to saying 'no way' or 'you're kidding', rather than a command for silence.
- The word beso shares a common ancestor with the English word 'kiss' through the Proto-Indo-European root for 'to suck' or 'to kiss'.
Examples in context
- ¡Cállate y bésame ya!Shut up and kiss me already!
- Cállate y bésame de una vez.Shut up and kiss me once and for all.
- No digas nada, cállate y bésame.Don't say anything, shut up and kiss me.
- ¡Cállate y bésame, por favor!Shut up and kiss me, please!
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are having a romantic moment on a balcony.
- MateoSofía, deja de hablar de tonterías.Sofía, stop talking nonsense.
- SofíaEs que tengo mucho que decirte.It's just that I have so much to tell you.
- MateoCállate y bésame ahora mismo.Shut up and kiss me right now.
- SofíaEstá bien, Mateo.Okay, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
