Correle? Parale?
How do you write "Run!" and "Stop!"
I know when I say it I say "Correle" and "Parale" but I don't know how to write them.
2 Answers
"Correr" by itself means to run, "correrse" means to move over, and "correrle" means to make someone else scoot (to make more room). So you can say:
Córrete = Move over
Corre rápido = Run quickly
"Pararle" means to stop someone else. "pararse" means to stop oneself, and also to stand. There are lots of ways to say "stop".
¡(Haz) alto! = Stop!
¡Espera! = Halt / Wait!
¡Párate! = Stop!
¡Basta ya! = That's enough!
When using the command form, we sometimes have to use accent marks in order to maintain the stress on the syllable on which the original verb is applied.
¡Córrele! and ¡Párale! are both of Mexican dialect. These are commands and should be simply ¡Corre! and ¡Pára!
