How to Say ‘Please step onto the scale.’ in Mexican Spanish
Súbase a la báscula, por favor.
SOO-bah-seh ah lah BAHS-koo-lah pohr fah-VOHR
[SOO-bah-seh ah lah BAHS-koo-lah pohr fah-VOHR]
Phrase Breakdown
Súbase a la báscula,
SOO-bah-seh ah lah BAHS-koo-lah
Step onto the scale
This is a polite formal instruction. Stress SOO and BAS: SOO-ba-se a la BAS-ku-la.
Súbase a la báscula, señor.
Step onto the scale, sir.
Words in this phrase
Súbase
[SOO-bah-seh]
step up / get on
Formal command of 'subirse', to get on top of something.
Súbase al autobús.
Get on the bus.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
la
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used with feminine nouns like “pantalla.”
La pantalla del demo está lista.
The demo screen is ready.
báscula
[BAHS-koo-lah]
scale
Device used to weigh luggage.
La báscula marca veinte kilos.
The scale shows twenty kilos.
por favor.
pohr fah-VOHR
please
Say por fa-VOR, with a light tap on each 'r'.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
favor
[fah-VOHR]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
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