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How to Say ‘And please, call me tú.’ in Spain Spanish

Y tutéame, por favor.

ee too-TEH-ah-meh pohr fa-BOR

[ee too-TEH-ah-meh pohr fa-BOR]

🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, people switch to tú quickly, even in professional settings. Once someone asks for it, carrying on with usted can feel cold.

Phrase Breakdown

Y tutéame,

ee too-TEH-ah-meh

And use 'tú' with me,

'Tutear' means to address someone informally with 'tú'. 'Tutéame' is a command: tu-TÉ-a-me. The 'y' sounds like 'ee'.

Example

Tutéame, no soy tan mayor.

Call me 'tú', I'm not that old.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.

tutéame

[too-TEH-ah-meh]

address me as 'tú'

Command of 'tutear' plus 'me': speak to me informally.

Example

Puedes tutearme, tutéame sin problema.

You can be informal with me, use 'tú' no problem.

por favor.

pohr fa-BOR

please.

This is the standard polite 'please'. Stress the last syllable: por fa-VOR.

Example

Un café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

Used in polite requests; part of por favor.

Example

Por favor, no nos deje tan lejos de la puerta.

Please, don't drop us off so far from the door.

favor

[fa-BOR]

Please

Used as a polite addition to requests.

Example

Por favor, podría ayudarme.

Please, could you help me.

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