How do you politely get someone's attention in Spanish?

Question

I'm a lifeguard and if someone is in the pool and I need to politely get their attention what should I say?

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, May 16, 2015

Answer 1

Hello Russ,

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You can say,

Disculpe, (señor ) /Desculpe (señora /señorita)

= Excuse me, (sir) / Excuse me, (madam, miss)

Disculpe carries the implied meaning: " I am sorry to bother/interrupt you, but......( I need your attention)

You can also use it in the street to get someone's attention at an appropriate moment if you wish to ask them for directions! I have often used it in this way when on holiday in Spain and even in London once with a mother and son from Ecuador...always with positive results (no one ever got offended by me using this form of address! )

The word disculpe comes from the verb disculpar to excuse.

I hope this helps

I agree, you can use that, its pronounced (dees-cool-p-he) - doncruz, May 16, 2015

Graciss, Don :) - FELIZ77, May 17, 2015