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How to Say ‘Stop here, please.’ in Mexican Spanish

Pare aquí, por favor.

PAH-reh ah-KEE pohr fah-BOR

[PAH-reh ah-KEE pohr fah-BOR]

💬 Usage Tip: pare is the polite command, built the same way as gire. On a city bus, people often just call out ¡bajan! "getting off!".

Phrase Breakdown

Pare aquí,

PAH-reh ah-KEE

Stop here

Say PA-re a-KEE. 'Pare' is the formal command of 'parar' (to stop).

Example

Pare en la esquina.

Stop at the corner.

Words in this phrase

Pare

[PAH-reh]

stop

Formal command form of 'parar' (to stop), used to ask a driver to stop.

Example

Pare en la esquina, por favor.

Stop at the corner, please.

aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Indicates this place or this company/location.

Example

«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.

“Aquí” refers to this workplace.

por favor.

pohr fah-BOR

please

Say por fa-BOR. It softens the command.

Example

Espere, por favor.

Wait, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

Used in polite requests as part of the phrase por favor.

Example

Sí, por favor, confirma la hora de la reservación.

Yes, please, confirm the reservation time.

favor

[fah-BOR]

Please

Used to politely ask for something.

Example

Un poco de agua, por favor.

A bit of water, please.

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