La Palabra del Día: Callarse (escribe aquí)

Question

Cuando estamos en la oficina del jefe, tú haces todo el hablar, y me callaré.

Answer 1

Voy a callarme porque el único modo lo que he oído hablar de esa frase fue sólo de muy mala manera como este: ¡Cállate la boca (imbécil)!

Answer 2

Por favor ¡cállate! No puedo oír nada.

How can you use "callarse" as a command for plurals? vosotros y ustedes - ian-hill, SEP 30, 2009

Callaos - callénse. - samdie, SEP 30, 2009

cállense - 0074b507, SEP 30, 2009

Ok guys - which one do I go with? lol - ian-hill, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 3

Me callo cuando estoy nerviosa.

That looks correct. - Goyo, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 4

I just want to call your attention on this: "Callo" in Spanish can also be a callus and, "Cayo" is a key, like the Florida Keys

Answer 5

Le dijeron que se callara cuando le estaba gritando.

They told him to shut up when I was shouting? - Goyo, SEP 30, 2009

opps .... thank you I hope this fixes that - Tamara-Van-Hook, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 6

Callarse se va mejor que hablarse. Generally, to tell someone to callar in spanish is a particularly harsh thing to say, something one would say only when pushed to the point of breaking. Tranquilate is a more suave way to tell someone to shut up. Basta is a good one, Guarda tu boca is getting on the harsh side, but can be nice, as well;

That's a good point Chamaco...I have always heard people say "tranquila," and if things really get out of hand "basta," but I have only heard "cállate" when someone is being extremely harsh/rude (or when joking around)... - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

...or basta ya - enough already - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 7

¡Cállate tú boca! (Is this right?)

Good call Phil in questioning whether this right or not. It should be the definite article "la" and not the personal pronoun "tú". You would not use the possessive adjective "tu" either because the definite article is used with body parts and clothing. - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

That's how I have heard it used, but I thought I'd try it this way to see which was right. Thanks. - Seitheach, SEP 30, 2009

It's good to know why. - Seitheach, SEP 30, 2009

Odd that you should have heard this. I've always heard "¡Callaté la boca!" - samdie, SEP 30, 2009

I agree with Samdie and Izanoni. - --Mariana--, SEP 30, 2009

I have heard it as La not tu. I thought I would try tú and see if it was right also. - Seitheach, SEP 30, 2009

A learning experiment...I like it! - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

I learn quite a bit in this little forum. - Seitheach, SEP 30, 2009

Probably enough to get me in trouble. - Seitheach, SEP 30, 2009

But, I am definately grateful for this site. - Seitheach, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 8

"¡Callate sus bocas, delincuentes!" gritó el policía a los criminales jovenes.

If this needs to be corrected, I'd really appreciate any help.

You do not use possessive adjectives (i.e mi, tu ,su, sus, etc) with body parts or articles of clothing. Use the definite article instead - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

Also "Cállate" not "Callate" to keep the stress on the correct syllable. - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

¡Callense las bocas, delincuentes!!" (unless you're quoting a non Spanish-speaking policia. - samdie, SEP 30, 2009

Yes...Samdie is correct...you are using second person singular but your subject is plural...Use "Cállense" (don't forget the accent) - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

Would they use the vosotros form for this in Spain? Callad? Does anyone know - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

callaos if used reflexively. (you drop the d before os) See samdie's answer to Marianne. - 0074b507, SEP 30, 2009

Thanks qfreed I didn't see notice it as I had already read her post earlier. Thanks for pointing that out. - Izanoni1, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 9

Sssh. Mira allá a la derecha. Hey un léon de montaña. Mantiene cállaste y quieto para que puedo sacar un fotografía.

(Sssh. Look to the right. There is a mountain lion. Keep yourself quiet and still so I can take a photogragh.)

Corrections are welcome!

Weird. ¨Mantienete cállado y quieto¨, perhaps. - samdie, SEP 30, 2009

Answer 10

Cuando entró, todos se callaron.

La próxima vez no me callaré.