Levántate
informal command
To tell someone to stand up in Mexico you say Levántate. Párate is also very common in Mexican speech, and Ponte de pie is a more careful way to say it. It is also called Levántese.
Meaning: rise to your feet (verb)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| Levántate | informal command |
| Ponte de pie | informal command |
| Párate | Mexico, informal command |
| Levántese | formal command |
Levántate can also mean "get up" from bed. Ponte de pie is closer to "stand up" in a room or a ceremony.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
With usted the command is levántese or póngase de pie.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico parar is widely used in the sense of getting on your feet, as in párate de ahí. In some countries parar mostly means to stop, so this use is characteristic of Mexican speech.
Did you know?
- Mexicans use párate for rising to your feet, while the same verb parar in other regions mostly means to stop.
Examples in context
- Levántate, ya es tarde.Get up, it is late.
- Párate, que no se te ve.Stand up, we cannot see you.
- Todos de pie, por favor.Everyone stand up, please.
Example conversation
The teacher Miss Rocío asks her student Memo to stand up and read in a school in Hermosillo.
- RocíoMemo, levántate y lee en voz alta.Memo, stand up and read aloud.
- MemoSí, maestra.Yes, teacher.
- RocíoMuy bien, puedes sentarte.Very good, you can sit down.
