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

Pare aquí, por favor.

PAH-reh ah-KEE pohr fah-BOHR

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

Phrase Breakdown

Pare aquí,

PAH-reh ah-KEE

Stop here,

Formal command of 'parar', useful in a taxi. Stress PA-re and a-QUÍ. The 'qu' sounds like 'k'.

Example

Pare aquí, en la esquina.

Stop here, at the corner.

Words in this phrase

Pare

[PAH-reh]

stop

Formal (usted) command of 'parar', to stop; polite way to ask a driver to stop.

Example

Pare en la esquina, por favor.

Stop at the corner, please.

aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Adverb meaning 'here,' referring to this place or event.

Example

'Aquí' hay muchas oportunidades para hacer contactos.

Here there are many opportunities to make contacts.

por favor.

pohr fah-BOHR

please.

This makes the request polite. Tap the final 'r' lightly.

Example

La cuenta, por favor.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

First part of the polite phrase por favor.

Example

La respuesta es Para cuatro, por favor. si todavía hay sitio.

The answer is for four, please, if there is still space.

favor

[fah-BOHR]

please

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

Example

Dígame su nombre, por favor, para buscarla en el sistema.

Tell me your name, please, to look it up in the system.

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