Por acá. What does this mean?

Question

I always took it as get over here. I said it one day and was told it was rude. I don't even find the phrase when I type it into the search box. The person I said it to is a friend, and she was born in the US, but her parents are from Mexico if that provides context.

Answer 1

"Por acá" can often mean "over here (as in the general area)".

Todo está bien por acá. = Everything's fine over here.

Bien dicho =) - DJ_Huero, Apr 25, 2011

Answer 2

por acá - around here. This is the most common meaning. It can also mean this way. It depends a little on context.

Answer 3

I can't imagine how it would be rude. Here are a few examples......

• vayas por acá - go this way
• vayas por allá - go that way
• vamos a poner esto por acá - we're going to put this somewhere in this area

She was probably messing with me, since we did that to each other often. - dc-alien-z, Apr 25, 2011

Answer 4

Ok, to address the "rude" issue I would say the only way it could be percieved as rude is if you used it in an imperative sense, like you were commanding someone to "get over here!"... long story short, it has to do with tone and body language as well as what's being said. Hope that little bit helps.

I do think that was it after reading these answers. Being close friends, we often said things to each other that would be inappropriate without knowing it was play. As I was trying to learn the language, I thought she meant the words. - dc-alien-z, Apr 25, 2011

Yea, I think it's just a matter of tone. Like I could tell my boss, "I'm going to lunch" and depending on how I say it, it could be taken as nice or rude. You see? =) - DJ_Huero, Apr 25, 2011

Answer 5

puede significar aquí

Answer 6

hi

"acá" literally means "here, over here, at this time" and " this person here".

"por" in some situation means "around here" "about here" "by somewhere".

so, "por acá" which is used especially in latin america, means " over here", "around here", "for now" "from here"... .