How to Say ‘Step onto the scale’ in Mexican Spanish
Súbase a la báscula
SOO-bah-seh ah lah BAHS-koo-lah
[SOO-bah-seh ah lah BAHS-koo-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: súbase is a polite command with se attached to the end, which is why the accent appears. Same pattern: siéntese "sit down."
Phrase Breakdown
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 la báscula
ah lah BAHS-koo-lah
onto the scale
'Báscula' means a weighing scale. Link 'a la' into 'a-la', then stress the first syllable: BAS-ku-la.
Pon la fruta en la báscula.
Put the fruit on the scale.
Words in this phrase
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.
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