Phrase · 🧉 Chatting with voseo speakers

Esperame acá, que ya vuelvo.

Wait for me here, I’ll be right back.

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Why every word is where it is

Esperame1verbwait for meesperar · imperative · 2nd sing.acáadverbhere,queconjunctionbecauseya2adverbright awayvuelvo2verbI’m coming backvolver · present · 1st sing..

Esperame → acá: esperar + place
ya → vuelvo: ya vuelvo

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
esperame = espérame with vos. Voseo: forms and recognition →
2
ya vuelvo = I’ll be right back: the present for the immediate future. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →

Variations

Espérame aquí, que ya vuelvo.