Yo me quiero dar el viaje

Question

"Yo no tengo prisa yo me quiero dar el viaje"

My question has to do with the "me" and possibly the "dar"...

Is there some additional meaning beyond "I want to give the trip" ...?

Does the "me" add the word "myself" in English somewhere?

I want to give myself the trip. I want to give the trip myself. I want myself to give the trip. I want to give the trip to myself. etc...

These all mean different things. Maybe the phrase means none of the above. Am I reading too much into grammar here?

Is he simply just saying "I want to take the trip"...? But this makes me wonder about the "dar" instead of "hacer"...

Whatever the case may be, I am curious if there is anything to be learned from this example.

Gracias por sus respuestas!

Answer 1

"Yo no tengo prisa yo me quiero dar el viaje"

Unless I am missing something important about the context here....this means:

I am not in a hurry, I am going to get high.

darse el viaje

darse un viaje locución verbal 1. Endrogarse.

darse un viaje

Is he simply just saying "I want to take the trip"...? But this makes me wonder about the "dar" instead of "hacer"...

Very good point, joe, with viaje you use hacer...unless you are saying something else

I am stunned that nobody asked for context. This is from the song "despacito"...in a song anything goes...and here, he is discovering her body.

Why is he not using "hacer el viaje " ...because it doesn't fit in the lyrics. And why is he using the pronoun, because it fits into the lyrics. There is no special reason at all here.

Yo no tengo prisa yo me quiero dar el viaje Empecemos lento, después salvaje

Me supongo que es lo que dice guillermo - 006595c6, Sep 1, 2017

Yes it is. - 00fac92a, Sep 2, 2017

I never realized it could have that meaning, Heidi :) - FELIZ77, Sep 2, 2017

Answer 2

Hello Joe.

Welcome to our Spanishdict community forum

As a non-native Spanish speaker, my best take on this whole sentence: "Yo no tengo prisa (contexto) ...yo me quiero dar el viaje"...

is: I am not in a hurry (context)....I want to enjoy the journey!

Looking at your attempts to translate and make sense of the grammar, i think you are trying to translate this sentence too literally! You need to look at the whole context and translate the words in the light of the context (The preceding words and words which follow ) in this case just the preceding words since you are already looking at /considering all the words which follow!

By tbe way, I am not completely sure why the writer of this sentence has used the personal pronoun yo here because Spanish natives rarely use personal pronouns except for clarification or emphasis! You have not provided us with a full context so my best understanding would be that the writer is using yo to emphasis the point that while, by contrast others may be in a hurry, he or she is not in a hurry and wants to enjoy the journey!

Please wait for confirmation from a native

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

This should be marked as best answer. - Daniela2041, Sep 1, 2017

This is definitely the correct answer to the question. - Gekkosan, Sep 1, 2017

¡Muchas gracias Dani y Gekko :) - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

Gekko, is this regional? I would never say "me quiero dar el viaje" with that meaning. To me this phrase has a bad meaning if you understand me. - 00fac92a, Sep 1, 2017

estoy contigo, guille, aquí es drogarse - 006595c6, Sep 1, 2017

increible drogarse. Acá usamos darse el lujo pero nunca darse el viaje - polenta1, Sep 1, 2017

As the line is a lyric from a song I believe the additional "yo" may add some fluency when singing. - Eddy, Sep 2, 2017

Answer 3

Feliz's explanation is exactly right.

I'll just add a couple of comments based on both the question and Feliz's answer:

1. As you can see, and as I believe we see constantly throughout the many examples provided, I suggest we DO NOT TAKE TOO SERIOUSLY that admonition that "personal pronouns are not used in Spanish".

Nonsense. In correct, academic Spanish, personal pronouns are and should be avoided. It is good style, it's true. In real life, however, people use them all the time, particularly in Latin America. The trick is in how to use them so that you sound like a native, and not like a foreigners whose language is rich in personal pronouns, like English. (Sorry, no rules here, it just takes an open ear, and practice).

This is one example where the expression, in the right context, and correctly written, would not sound strange at all: "(Yo) no tengo prisa, yo me quiero dar el viaje".
If I were to say that, I'd probably skip the first Yo, but I would most likely use the second one. Just because. That's how it speak, and it sounds good to me.

Now, regarding the use of the reflexive in this sentence, "me quiero dar el viaje", "me quiero dar el lujo", "me quiero dar el gusto", are all common expressions meaning: I want to make this gift/concession to myself. I want to indulge myself.

It is a very useful construction to keep in mind when you want to do something for yourself.

Thank you for your wise and insightful comments, Gekko :) - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

My guess is that Heidi steers us non natives away from an overdependence on personal pronouns until our Spanish has progressed sufficiently to a level where we learn to use them in a much more discerning way like native Spanish speakers and so avoid the - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

pitfalls of using them with every sentence.. She and native teachers who have taught me Spanish have explained that these personal pronouns are used for clarification and emphasis! - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

I know that expressions like: Yo qué tú = If I were you .....use them and think that you natives would use them in sentences like: Espero que ella venga mañana = I hope that she comes tomorrow, if the context does not make it clear who is coming, because - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

the 3rd person singular form venga could refer to him, her or you (formal) This contrasts greatly with a sentence that uses the familiar form because it can only apply to you eg: Espero que vengas mañana = I hope that you come tomorrow - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

Correction to sentence above: I hope that she will come tomorrow - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

Yo que tú me sentiría muy orgullos de todos mis conocimientos y avances. :-) - Gekkosan, Sep 1, 2017

¡Sí, tienes razón, Gekko ...estoy de acuerdo contigo que en ciertas situaciones esta expresión sentiría muy orgullos, pero creo que también depende del tono de voz que usa cuando hables! ;) - FELIZ77, Sep 1, 2017

Answer 4

As these are the lyrics from a very popular song I assume a certain amount of poetic license is involved. Also the addition of unnecessary personal pronouns in this song probably adds to the fluency when singing.