Dear students;

Today, we will shortly talk about some pleonastic phrases in Spanish. Although many native Spanish speakers have a propensity to use this pleonasm, I do not recommend anyone to speak that way. Why? It sounds uneducated (poor language) although comical.

Here, I share with you the most shocking pleonastic phrases in Spanish.

Incorrect

Correct

Correct sentence example

Entrar para adentro

 Entrar The speaker is in the house,

the listener is outside.

¡Entra, José!

Salir para afuera

 Salir The speaker is outside the house, the listener is inside.

¡Sal, José!

Subir para arriba

 Subir The speaker is on the 2nd floor,

the listener is on the 1st floor.

¡Sube, José!

Bajar para abajo

 Bajar The speaker is on the 1sd floor, the listener is on the 2nt floor.

¡Baja, José!

Llamar para atrás

 Devolver la llamada The speaker answers the phone,

but tells the listener that he’ll call him back.

¡José, estoy ocupado,

te devuelvo la llamada luego!

Ver con mis propios ojos

 Mirar A witness testifying.

¡Sí, Oficial, yo lo vi!=

Kindly,

Jhovanny Martes