Español for Law Enforcement

You receive a dispatch of a possible robbery. A witness was able to get the license plate of the suspect's car. The dispatcher also stated that the suspect spoke with a heavy Spanish accent.

You notice a car matching the description given. If you were to pull the car over, would you know how to give arrest commands in Spanish? In this section, we will introduce several arrest commands that will aid in maintaining control of a potentially dangerous situation.

Vocabulary

Below is a list of arrest commands. Click on a word or phrase to hear the Spanish pronunciation.

English	Spanish	Spanish Pronunciation
Stop!	¡Alto!	¡AHL-toh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Stop!
Don't move!	¡No se mueva!	¡noh seh MWEH-vah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Don't move!
Drop it!	¡Suéltelo!	¡SWEHL-teh-loh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Drop it!
Hands up!	¡Manos arriba!	¡MAH-nohs ahr-REE-bah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Hands up!
Be quiet!	¡Silencio!	¡see-LEHN-see-oh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Be quiet!
Show me!	¡Enséñeme!	¡ehn-SEHN-nyeh-meh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Show me!
Answer me!	¡Contésteme!	¡kohn-TEHS-teh-meh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Answer me!
Stop or I'll shoot!	¡Pare o disparo!	¡PAH-reh oh dees-PAH-roh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Stop or I'll shoot!
Turn around!	¡Dése vuelta!	¡DEH-seh VOOEHL-tah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Turn around!
Spread your feet!	¡Separe sus pies!	¡seh-pah-reh soos PEE-ehs! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Spread your feet!
Sit down!	¡Siéntese!	¡SEEAYN-teh-seh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Sit down!
Slowly!	¡Despacio!	¡deh-SPAH-see-oh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Slowly!
Kneel down!	¡Arrodíllese!	¡ahr-roh-DEE-yey-seh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Kneel down!
Against the car!	¡Contra el carro!	¡KOHN-trah ehl KAHR-roh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Against the car!
Lie on the ground!	¡Ponga su cara al suelo!	¡POHN-gah soo KAH-rah ahl SWEH-loh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Lie on the ground!
Come here!	¡Venga aquí!	¡VEHN-gah ah-KEE! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Come here!
Don't run!	¡No corra!	¡noh KOHR-rah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Don't run!
Tell me!	¡Dígame!	¡DEE-gah-meh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Tell me!
Call off the dog!	¡Llame el perro!/¡Háblele al perro!	¡YAH-meh ehl PEH-rroh!/¡AH-blah-leh ahl PEH-rroh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Call off the dog!
Don't stop!	¡No se pare!/¡No se detenga!	¡noh seh PAH-reh!/¡noh seh deh-tehn-gah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Don't stop!
Follow me!	¡Sígame!	¡SEE-gah-meh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Follow me!
Hurry up!	¡Con prisa!	¡kohn PREE-sah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Hurry up!
Stand up!	¡Levántese!	¡leh-VAHN-teh-seh! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Stand up!
Put your hands behind your head!	¡Ponga su manos detrás de su cabezal!	¡POHN-gah soos MAH-nohs deh-TRAHs deh soo kah-BEH-sah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Put your hands behind your head!
Don't do it!	¡No lo haga!	¡noh loh AH-gah! Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Don't do it!

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The Miranda Warning

Click on a word or phrase to hear the Spanish pronunciation.

English	Spanish	Spanish Pronunciation
You have the right to remain silent.	Usted tiene el derecho de permanecer callado.	oo-STEHD TEEAY-neh ehl deh-REH-choh deh pehr-mah-neh-SEHR kah-YAH-doh. Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of You have the right to remain silent.
If you choose to speak, anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law.	Si decide hablar con nosotros, cualquier cosa que diga puede ser usada en contra de usted en un juicio.	see DEH-see-deh ah-BLAHR kohn noh-SOH-trohs, kwahl-kee-EHR KOH-sah kay DEE-gah PWEH-deh sehr oo-SAH-dah ehn KOHN-trah oo-STEHD ehn ohn HOO-ee-see-oh. Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of If you choose to speak, anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law.
You have the right to speak with an attorney and to have the attorney present during the interrogation.	Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado, y de tenerlo presente durante el interrogatorio.	oo-STEHD TEEAY-neh ehl deh-REH-choh deh ah-BLAHR kohn oon ab-boh-GAH-doh, ee deh, teh-NEHR-loh preh-SEHN-teh doo-RAHN-teh ehl een-teh-roh-gah-TOHR-ee-oh. Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of You have the right to speak with an attorney and to have the attorney present during the interrogation.
If you cannot afford an attorney and you want one, you will be assigned one to represent you.	Si usted no puede pagar o costear un abogado, se le nombrará uno para que le represente antes de que lo interroguen, si usted asi lo desea.	see oo-STEHD noh PWEH-deh pah-GAHR oh koh-steh-AHR oon ah-boh-GAH-doh, seh leh nohm-brah-RAH OO-noh PAH-rah kay loh reh-preh-SEHN-teh AHN-tehs deh kay loh een-teh-RROH-gehn, see oo-STEHD AH-see loh deh-SAY-ah. Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of If you cannot afford an attorney and you want one, you will be assigned one to represent you.

You will need to be familiar with the Spanish pronunciations of several different types of weapons. In this section you will be introduced to those weapons that are most common.

Vocabulary

Click on a word or phrase to hear the Spanish pronunciation.

English Spanish Pronunciation

bat	el bate	ehl BAH-teh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of bat
bottle	la botella	la boh-TEH-yah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of bottle
brass knuckles	las manoplas	lahs mah-NOH-plahs Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of brass knuckles
chain	la cadena	lah kah-DEH-nah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of chain
gun	la pistola/la fusca	lah pees-TOH-lah/lah foos-kah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of gun
knife	el cuchillo	ehl koo-CHEE-yoh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of knife
pipe	el tubo	ehl TOO-boh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of pipe
rifle	el rifle	ehl REE-fleh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of rifle
shotgun	la escopeta	lah ehs-koh-PEH-tah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of shotgun
stick	garrote or el palo	gahr-roh-teh or ehl PAH-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of stick
tire iron	la palanca	lah pah-LAHN-kah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of tire iron
razor blade/switchblade	la navaja	lah nah-VAH-hah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of razor blade/switchblade

As a law enforcement officer, you will be faced with many situations involving Spanish speaking people.

Your reactions to these situations will depend on your ability to understand what is being said. Your ability to recognize danger phrases will help you maintain control of the situation.

Vocabulary

Click on a word or phrase to hear the Spanish pronunciation.

English Spanish Pronunciation

stab him/her	picalo/córtalo/acuchillalo	PEE-kah-loh/KOHR-tah-loh/ah-coo-chee-YAH-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of stab him/her
beat him/her	dale en la madre/pégale	DAH-leh ehn la MAH-dreh/PEH-gah-leh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of beat him/her
choke him/her	ahorcalo	ah-OHR-kah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of choke him/her
hit him/her	golpealo	gohl-PEH-ah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of hit him/her
get him/her	agarralo/péscalo	ah-GAHR-ah-loh/PEHS-kah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of get him/her
hold him/her	detenlo	deh-TEHN-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of hold him/her
grab him/her/it	agárralo	ah-GAHR-rah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of grab him/her/it
kill him/her	mátalo	MAH-tah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of kill him/her
shoot him/her	dispárele/tírale	dees-PAH-reh-leh/TEE-rah-leh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of shoot him/her
trap him/her	atrápalo	ah-TRAH-pah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of trap him/her
jump on him/her	salta encima de él	SAHL-tah ehn-SEE-mah dah ehl Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of jump on him/her
punch him/her	golpealo/pégale	gohl-PEH-ah-loh/PEH-gah-leh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of punch him/her
get his/her gun	coje su pistola/agarrale su pistola/quítale la pistola	KOH-heh soo pee-STOH-lah/ah-GARH-ah-leh soo pee-STOH-lah/koo-EE-tah-leh soo pee-STOH-lah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of get his/her gun
swallow it	trágatelo	TRAH-gah-teh-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of swallow it
throw it away	tíralo	TEE-rah-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of throw it away
let's go	vamonos	vah-mah-NOHS Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of let's go
run	correle	KOHR-reh-leh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of run
do it	hazlo	AHS-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of do it
hide	escondate	ehs-KOHN-dah-teh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of hide
hurry	apurate/rápido	ah-POO-rah-teh/RAH-pee-doh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of hurry
look/watch out	cuidado/aguale/aguas	kwee-DAH-doh/AH-gwah-leh/AH-gwahs Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of look/watch out

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Profanity

The following screens contain words of profanity, which we refer to as danger words. You will need to be aware of the danger words so that you know if a suspect is saying something derogatory.

Knowing what a suspect is saying or calling you will help you maintain control of a potentially dangerous or threatening situation.

Vocabulary

Click on a word or phrase to hear the Spanish pronunciation.

English	Spanish	Spanish Pronunciation
asshole	cabron/culero	kah-BROHN/koo-LEHR-roh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of asshole
balls	cojones	koh-HOHN-ehs Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of balls
bastard	bastardo	bahs-TAHR-doh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of bastard
bitch	puta	POO-tah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of bitch
faggot	maricon/joto	mah-ree-KOHN/HOH-toh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of faggot
dyke	marimacha	mah-ree-MAH-chah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of dyke
idiot	idiota	id-ee-OH-tah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of idiot
motherfucker	chinga to madre	CHEEN-gah too MAH-dreh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of motherfucker
dumbass	tonto	tohn-toh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of dumbass
pest	pendejo	pehn-DEH-hoh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of pest
crazy	loco	loh-koh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of crazy
hell	infierno	ehn-fee-EHR-noh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of hell
fuck you	chíngate	CHEEN-gah-teh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of fuck you
Pig (cop)	el cochino/puerco	ehl koh-CHEE-noh/PWEHR-koh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Pig (cop)
police (cops)	policia/chota	poh-lee-SEEAH/choh-tah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of police (cops)
rookie cop	novato	noh-VAH-toh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of rookie cop
shit	mierda/cagada/caca	mee-ehr-dah/kah-gah-dah/kah-kah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of shit
slut	puta	POO-tah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of slut
son of a bitch	hijo de puta	EE-hoh deh POO-tah Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of son of a bitch
North American person	gringo	green-goh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of North American person
stupid	pendejo	pehn-DEH-hoh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of stupid
nigger	negro	neh-groh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of nigger
fuck off	sácate/quitate/bórrate/arrumbate	SAH-kah-tah/KEY-tah-teh/BOHR-rah-teh/ah-ROOM-bah-teh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of fuck off
kiss my ass	bésame el culo	BAY-sah-meh ehl koo-loh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of kiss my ass
kiss my dick	bésame la verga/palo/pito	BAY-sah-meh lah vehr-gah/pah-loh/pee-toh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of kiss my dick
dick	verga/palo/pito	vehr-gah/pah-loh/pee-toh Audio file Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of dick

Summary

In this lesson we have presented phonetic spellings and Spanish pronunciations of words and phrases in the following areas:

Arrest commands
The Miranda Warning
Weapons
Dangerous expressions
Profanity

These areas are important for law enforcement personnel to recognize because a potentially threatening situation may pose danger to them and private citizens.

Arrest Commands

Objectives

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Arrest Commands

Objectives

Arrest Commands

Miranda

Weapons

Dangerous Expressions

Profanity

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