ponerse al día
/poˌneɾse al ˈdia/
To catch up in Spanish is ponerse al día.
Ponerse al día is the standard way to express catching up on social news or information. It can also be used to describe catching up on work or studies.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb ponerse (to put oneself), the preposition al (to the) and día (day), which literally means 'to put oneself to the day'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, ponerse al día may be used in place of ponerse al corriente.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to say 'to catch up with [someone]', you use the preposition con after the phrase: ponerse al día con.
How do you pronounce it?
/poˌneɾse al ˈdia/
Did you know?
- The expression ponerse al día is a calque, meaning it was translated word-for-word from the French phrase mise à jour.
- While ponerse al día is common, speakers in certain Latin American regions prefer ponerse al corriente, which literally means 'to put oneself to the current'.
Examples in context
- Tuvo que estudiar mucho para ponerse al día con sus compañeros de clase.She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.This sentence shows how to use ponerse al día in the context of catching up with classmates.Tatoeba #2077736 by lazarus1907, translation #312581 by Hellerick
- Necesito ponerme al día con los informesI need to catch up on the reports
- Me gustaría actualizarme antes de la reuniónI would like to catch up before the meeting
- Es importante ponerse al corriente de los cambios en la políticaIt's important to catch up on the changes in politics
- ¡Tenemos mucho que ponernos al día!We have a lot to catch up on!
- Cuando nos veamos, me pongo al tanto sobre tu viajeWhen we meet, I'll catch up on your trip
- ¿Podemos quedar para ponernos al día?Can we meet up to catch up?
- Necesito ponerme al día contigo, ¿tienes un momento?I need to catch up with you, do you have a moment?
- Vamos a tomar un café y ponernos al díaLet's grab a coffee and catch up
- Deberías poner al corriente a Pedro sobre los últimos proyectosYou should catch Pedro up on the latest projects
- Cuando nos veamos, quiero ponerme al tanto de tus aventurasWhen we meet, I want to catch up on your adventures
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ponerse al día, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, ponerse al día, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
