Please translate." I want to get off the bus."

Question

In the context of getting off something.

Answer 1

Quiero bajarme del autobús.

In Spanish you "lower yourself" from vehicles.

Answer 2

Me quiero bajar del autobús.

• correction - the 'me' is not used here - margaretbl May 18, 2010

Answer 3

"Pare por favor" lol

For the general case, get off/get out with no autobuses in sight, you could use:

"Quiero aislar me de (eso)" or "quiero sacar me de (eso)"

Answer 4

If you are on the bus and you want to get off, here (Argentina) you must say to the driver "en la parada, por favor" (In the bus stop, please) and he´ll stop in the next one.

The literal translation for "I want to get off the bus" es "me quiero bajar del colectivo" but you may confuse a bus driver if you tell him that.

• Hi Malucian, so in Argentina you would not say 'quiero bajarme del..' But 'me quiero" is that an Argentinian turn of phrase? - margaretbl May 18, 2010
• 'quiero bajarme'='me quiero bajar' pretty much anywhere Spanish is spoken. - samdie May 18, 2010
• I'm having trouble with that? querer isn't reflexive? - margaretbl May 18, 2010
• Querer is not reflexive, but bajarse is reflexive when you are referring to a movement. And with reflexive pronouns, they can be placed before the verbs or connected to the infinitive. - mcdavis99 May 18, 2010

Answer 5

Quiero bajarme del bus.