Now is me da and me trae rude commands?

Question

IF I say me da un taco de picadillo por favor and me trae un vaso de agua por favor, are these rude commands?

Since they are not commands, thay can't be "rude" commands. However, they are "broken" Spanish ("You bring (are bringing) me a glass of water." this is a statement not a command. - samdie, May 21, 2011

Answer 1

Since they are not commands, thay can't be "rude" commands. However, they are "broken" Spanish ("You bring (are bringing) me a glass of water." this is a statement not a command. - samdie

Not entirely true, samdie, this is an informal way of ordering food , so even though it is technically not imperative-form, it is most certainly a way to order food , at least here in Spain. So in a way, it is a command.

And mestizo, last warning, I have tried to deal with this per PM .

They are requests, which, if mestizo knew how to type with capitals and punctuation, would appear as "¿Me trae un vaso de agua, por favor?" - hhmdirocco, May 21, 2011

lol! - 002067fe, May 21, 2011

jejeje, indeed, well, he can learn elsewhere now how to type, he once again asked this very question three times, :::sigh:::: - 00494d19, May 21, 2011

Answer 2

Nope, they're not.

Answer 3

I've heard they're more polite than saying "Deme..." or "tráigame...", for example.

Answer 4

Who are you worried about being rude to? This is your 2nd post like this.

Sorry... 3rd. - Tosh, May 21, 2011

Jajajaja! - 00a4c226, May 21, 2011

Answer 5

actually me da and me trae are correct me da un taco por favor may i have a taco please

me trae un vaso de agua is like saying can i have a glass of water

mestizo, last time I am allowing a thread without capitalization, I must have told you a hundred times by now - 00494d19, May 21, 2011

this is copied and pasted, so this is the L A S T time, you will not be allowed to post unless you abide by the rules of this site, I wrote yu several Pms which went unheaded - 00494d19, May 21, 2011

If you are going to answer your own question while completely disregarding any other members' posts, then why post it? - hhmdirocco, May 21, 2011

Yes, why indeed? - FELIZ77, May 21, 2011

Answer 6

''Your qusetions: If I say me da un taco de picadillo por favor and me trae un vaso de agua por favor, are these rude commands?''

I not believe that these words and phrases themselves are rude at all although the manner in which you make the request ie your tone of voice could sound rude/ disrespectful if, as Coquito rightly said you were to demand/imply you were expecting an instant response, do it Now!

However, these pharses could be expressed in a more polite way using the conditional tense:

**¿Podría(s) traerme un taco de picadillo. por favor?

¿Podría(s) traerme un vaso de agua. por favor ? = Could you bring me a glass of water, please?

I hope that helps

Answer 7

No way. Unless you say -Right now! Like -Me trae el periódico ahora mismo!

Wouldn't it be "traeme"? - Azabache, May 21, 2011

yes - Dakie, May 21, 2011

No, as far as I know, "traeme" is not a word, but tráeme is. - hhmdirocco, May 21, 2011

Actually, "traeme" is a word, in castellano rioplatense. Just like "besame"(bésame), "dejame" (déjame), and countless others. - 002067fe, May 21, 2011

Answer 8

And it would be "Dame un taco.." and "Tráeme un vaso...". But it would be better to be polite: "Déme un taco..." and "Tráigame un vaso...".