Learn Spanish (Latin America): Enjuáguese la boca con agua nomás. - Go ahead and rinse your mouth with water.

Enjuáguese la boca con agua nomás.

Go ahead and rinse your mouth with water.

Breakdown of Enjuáguese la boca con agua nomás.

just (simply) / go ahead

Questions & Answers about Enjuáguese la boca con agua nomás.

How does nomás change the meaning of this sentence?

In Latin America, adding nomás to the end of a command softens it and adds a tone of encouragement. Instead of a strict order, it sounds more like "Go ahead and rinse your mouth." It also carries the nuance of "just water" (nothing else needed), making the instruction feel simple and reassuring.

Why does enjuáguese have a u after the g, and a written accent on the a?

The verb is enjuagarse (to rinse oneself). To keep the hard "g" sound before an "e" in the usted command form, the spelling changes to -gue. The accent mark on the a is needed because we attached the pronoun se to the end of the command. Without the written accent, the natural stress would fall on the wrong syllable.

Why does the sentence use la boca instead of su boca for "your mouth"?

In Spanish, you generally use definite articles (el, la, los, las) instead of possessive pronouns when talking about body parts. Because the reflexive pronoun se in enjuáguese already indicates whose mouth is being rinsed, using su would be redundant.

Is this command meant for someone being addressed formally or informally?