Please put the cup on the..........

Question

Por favor pon el vaso en la mesa. Please put the glass on the table.

Thank you

• also commonly used: Pon el vaso "sobre" la mesa. - qfreed Feb 9, 2012
• thank you qfreed - Polyglot1day Feb 9, 2012

Answer 1

You could also say:

Ponga el vaso sobre la mesa.

the part of "on the table" can be said in many ways:

Favor de poner el vaso sobre la mesa.

Favor de poner el vaso en la mesa.

Favor de poner el vaso encima de la mesa.

I am curious to know, from a native Spanish-speaker, if there is any cultural difference in the above ways, or any other new way of saying this.

• "encima" emphasizes the "top" surface - as opposed to what? Could the person be confused that there are other surfaces upon which the glass could be put? :) - pesta Feb 10, 2012