siéntate y quédate
/sjentate i kedate/from spelling rules
The phrase "sit and stay" in Spanish is siéntate y quédate.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase siéntate y quédate uses the informal imperative (tú) form of the verbs sentarse and quedarse.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, dog trainers prefer the command quieto instead of quédate to tell a dog to stay, as it literally means 'still'.
- The verb quedarse can mean 'to stay', but it is also used to describe the act of becoming something, such as quedarse calvo meaning 'to go bald'.
- The conjunction y evolved from the Latin 'et', which is also the root for the English word 'et cetera'.
Examples in context
- Max, siéntateMax, sit down
- Siéntate y quédate aquí un momento.Sit and stay here for a moment.
- ¡Siéntate y quédate quieta!Sit and stay still!
Example conversation
Alejandro is training a small dog while Sofía watches.
- AlejandroSiéntate y quédate, pequeño.Sit and stay, little one.
- SofíaLo está haciendo muy bien, Alejandro.He is doing very well, Alejandro.
- AlejandroSí, es muy obediente.Yes, he is very obedient.
- SofíaParece que aprende rápido.It seems he learns fast.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
