Alza de buen hora

Question

Can one say en Español, " Alza de buen hora"meaning , "to get up early"?

Answer 1

No, alza doesn't work like that, I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with waking up (it's not like our rise in rise-n-shine). Also, it is a noun, where you seem to be looking for a verb. Levantarse or despertarse, I think are what you are looking for.

Me levanto temprano. (I wake up early)

Me despierto temprano. (I wake up early)

I was completely wrong about the crossed out parts.

That's what I would say. - CalvoViejo, Feb 10, 2010

Answer 2

My apologies for my earlier post, as it was almost completely wrong.

Yes, actually, alza, which IS a noun, can also be the third person singular conjugation of alzar, or it can be 2nd person imperative, in which case it would be a command to arise, but you would need to use alzarse.

(Below are three commands in tú form to wake up early)

Álzate temprano. (Wake up early!)

Levantáte temprano.

Despiértate temprano.

I think alzarse might not be quite as common as the other two when used for "to awake."

Answer 3

I am not a native speaker and at this point hesitate to answer these questions. Have you seen the tranlator feature at the top of the page? I would try using that for some ideas.

I am not sure alza would be used like this.