¿Cómo se dice "Come here!" en español?

Question

If you where sternly addressing your child, would it be more natural to say, "Ven aqui!", or "Aproxímate!", or some other variant that I haven't mentioned?

What if they don't respond quickly enough, and you want to add, "right now!"? Would you just say, "ahora!"? Is there a better way? Is this the most emphatic way to say it?

Great question. Just for future reference, here's some corrections....¿Cómo se dice "Come here!" en español? - --Mariana--, Mar 3, 2012

Thank you! I've changed it. The accents are kind of a pain to enter in that box. Not capitalizing certain things is a tough one for me to get used to. - ciscocaja, Mar 3, 2012

Answer 1

En España: "¡Ven aquí!, y si el niño no responde: ¡(Te) he dicho que vengas aquí ahora mismo!

I can hear my own Mother saying those words, or at least their English equivalent. Thank you! - ciscocaja, Mar 3, 2012

jajaja, creo que son las palabras más usadas por las madres :) - Cordobesa, Mar 3, 2012

English: Come here! ... I told you to come here right now! :) - webdunce, Mar 3, 2012

Thanks, Web :) Parecer ser que son unas palabras universales, jajaja. - Cordobesa, Mar 3, 2012

Answer 2

It is better to say "Ven acá" because "acá" means the same thing as "aquí" (here) but is more commonly used with verbs of motion. "Ahora" is fine, but you can also say "ahora mismo" to be a bit closer to "right now". It literally means, "the same now", but I think you understand.

I was wondering about "ahora mismo". The "acá" is new to me. Thank you! :) - ciscocaja, Mar 3, 2012

Welcome to the forum, Smsmith. - --Mariana--, Mar 3, 2012

Isn't "acá" more Mexico Spanish? In Spain they almost never use it. - missy8888, Mar 3, 2012

Estoy de acuerdo = - NikkiLR, Mar 3, 2012

Answer 3

Before I saw Smsmith's answer, I thought of "Ven acá" and "Ahora mismo" as the most common things that I hear.