¿a poco ya te despertaste?
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Does this translate to - Have you just woken up?
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updated May 31, 2013
posted by teasip
Yes, I would say. - annierats, May 30, 2013
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Bueno, a poco can be used like 'don't tell me' or something like that to express disbelief.
updated May 30, 2013
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Nice, never knew that one. - rogspax, May 30, 2013
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¿a poco ya te despertaste?
To my ear, this means "Don´t tell me you already woke up."
More natural: ¡A poco te acabas de despertar! ..... Don´t tell me you just now woke up!
updated May 30, 2013
posted by 005faa61
I think you're right, ya = already in this case. Although I don't know why my brain still wants to say "just now" - rodneyp, May 30, 2013
The dictionary does list now (ahora) as one of the meanings for ya, which explains why brain want's to think of it that way. With that in mind, I'm not sure which one it should be. - rodneyp, May 30, 2013
You can say things like, ie: "Ya lo voy a hacer" and it means "ahora", but in this post the meaning is different - 005faa61, May 30, 2013
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I know "a poco" from Mexican Spanish, which can mean "really?" or "seriously?" or even "Don't tell me that..." as Kiwi-Girl suggests.
It's used to express disbelief.
Fulano: María está embarrazada de nuevo.
Fulana: ¿A poco? Ya tiene 7 niños!!
With that in mind...
¿a poco ya te despertaste?
- Are you seriously just waking up?
- Are you really just now waking up?
- Don't tell me you're just now waking up?
Take a look at this:
updated May 30, 2013
edited by rodneyp
posted by rodneyp
Also nice, and thanks for the extra examples and article. - rogspax, May 30, 2013
