Apuntarse
To sign up for something or count yourself in — '¡me apunto!' is how you join a plan.
Related lesson: Going for Drinks: Order Like You Live There.
Hear it in context
¿Cine esta noche? ¡Me apunto!
Cinema tonight? I'm in!
¿Quién se apunta a unas cañas después del trabajo?
Who's up for some beers after work?
Me he apuntado a clases de cerámica los martes.
I've signed up for pottery classes on Tuesdays.
Apúntate, que va a ser divertido.
Come along, it'll be fun.
What It Actually Means
Apuntar means to write down or note, so apuntarse is literally “to put yourself on the list.” From there it does two jobs: the literal one — enrolling in a class, a gym, a trip — and the social one, where ¡me apunto! means “count me in!” whether or not any list exists.
Common Constructions
- Apuntarse a algo — to sign up for / join in on something: “Se ha apuntado al gimnasio.”
- ¡Me apunto! — “I’m in!”, the standard enthusiastic acceptance of a plan.
- ¿Te apuntas? — “You in?”, the matching invitation.
- Apuntarse a un bombardeo — a great idiom for someone who never says no to a plan: “Este se apunta a un bombardeo” — “he’d sign up for a bombing raid.”
Where Textbooks Get It Wrong
Textbooks teach inscribirse and matricularse for signing up, which are correct for paperwork — university enrollment, official registration — but nobody says “me inscribo” when a friend proposes drinks. In everyday plans, apuntarse is the only natural choice.
Common Pitfall
Watch the preposition: it’s always apuntarse a, never apuntarse para or apuntarse en a plan. And keep the reflexive pronoun — plain apunto means “I write down” or “I aim,” which is a very different sentence.