date prisa
/date pɾisa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "hurry up" is said as date prisa.
The phrase is used to tell someone to go faster. The base verb construction is darse prisa, which literally means "to hurry oneself up".
Meaning: go faster (verb)
Which one should you use?
The phrase darse prisa is used when a person is hurrying themselves.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is a pronominal verb, meaning the reflexive pronoun (te, se, nos) must change to match the subject. The form date prisa is the imperative (command) form for the informal "tú"-you.
How do you pronounce it?
/date pɾisa/
Did you know?
- The word prisa comes from the Latin pressa, meaning 'pressed' or 'squeezed'. This reflects the feeling of being squeezed for time.
- While date prisa is common, people in Mexico often use the phrase apúrate to say 'hurry up'. This comes from the verb apurar, which can also mean 'to finish' a drink or a meal.
- The noun prisa is used in the expression tener prisa, meaning 'to be in a hurry'. Unlike English, where 'hurry' is often a verb, Spanish frequently treats urgency as something a person 'possesses'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, date prisa.Hurry up, please.This sentence shows how to use date prisa to make a polite request.Tatoeba #2399410 by Shishir, translation #2396059 by CK
- Date prisa o llegarás tarde.Hurry up, or you will be late.This sentence uses date prisa to explain the consequence of not hurrying.Tatoeba #764780 by Shishir, translation #19664 by Swift
- Date prisa, que van a vernos.Hurry up. They're going to see us.This sentence uses date prisa to express urgency because people are about to see you.Tatoeba #6593587 by arh, translation #9495944 by DJ_Saidez
- Por favor, apúrese. Tenemos una reunión importante en cinco minutos.Please, hurry up. We have an important meeting in five minutes.
- Doctora, dése prisa. El paciente necesita su atención inmediata.Doctor, hurry up. The patient needs your immediate attention.
- ¡Vamos, date prisa! El concierto empieza en media hora.Come on, hurry up! The concert starts in half an hour.
- ¡Apúrate, nos perderemos el inicio de la película!Hurry up, we'll miss the beginning of the movie!
- 23 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are leaving for a movie.
- MateoSofía, date prisa que ya es tarde.Sofía, hurry up because it's already late.
- SofíaSolo me estoy poniendo los zapatos.I'm just putting on my shoes.
- MateoLa película empieza en diez minutos.The movie starts in ten minutes.
- SofíaVale, ya voy.Okay, I'm coming.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries prisa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
