Does anyone else use 'padase'?

Question

When I was a little kid, my dad used to tell me 'padase' when he wanted me to stand up, and 'sientate' when he wanted me to sit down. I've forgotten almost all the Spanish he taught me, but I remember those two words very clearly.

However, I can't find 'padase' in any dictionary! I'm certain I'm not misremembering. Is it a Tejano Spanish thing? My family's from the desert of southwest Texas.

Does anyone else use this word?

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Jul 15, 2014

Answer 1

Párese. = stand up/stand on your feet

:) - gringojrf, Jul 15, 2014

:) - FELIZ77, Jul 15, 2014

Answer 2

Call your father and ask him. He is from West Texas(Marfa), not Southwest Texas and he says "PARASE" and "SIENTESE" It is a quirk of border or frontera Spanish to use Ud. with family.

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Jan 6, 2015

Sounds like like you may know the person asking the original question. Or at least their father, well enough to know that he is from Marfa? I still think párese (note the e) matches siéntese and párate matches siéntate. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 6, 2015

He says parase , despite my begging him to correct his grammar--border Spanish--bien mocho! (and yes--mocho NOT macho) - LaBolilla, Feb 6, 2015

Answer 3

It may be that he said:

Párate- which would match siéntate in being an informal command that a parent might say to their child.

The d/r I can get- that is sometimes hard; but s and t are not close however.