date prisa
/date pɾisa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase to say 'hurry up' is date prisa.
The phrase is used to tell someone to go faster. It is a reflexive expression, meaning the person is being told to hurry themselves up.
Meaning: go faster (verb)
Which one should you use?
While dar prisa can mean 'to make someone else hurry', the reflexive form used in date prisa specifically means to hurry oneself up.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain parts of Latin America, Apresúrate is a variation used to say 'hurry up'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Date prisa is the informal singular imperative, also known as the 'tú' command, of the reflexive phrase darse prisa.
How do you pronounce it?
/date pɾisa/
Did you know?
- The word prisa is a distant relative of the English word 'pressure'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, using the imperative date prisa can sound much more aggressive than the English 'hurry up' if the tone is not carefully managed.
- The noun prisa can be used in the expression a prisas, meaning something was done hastily or sloppily. In this context, it refers to the quality of the work rather than the speed of the person.
Examples in context
- Por favor, date prisa.Hurry up, please.This sentence shows how to use date prisa with 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 warn about the consequence of being late.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 someone might see you.Tatoeba #6593587 by arh, translation #9495944 by DJ_Saidez
- Apúrate, vamos a llegar tarde al cine.Hurry up, we're going to be late for the movies.
- ¡Date prisa! La comida se está enfriando.Hurry up! The food is getting cold.
- Por favor, señor, ¡apúrese! La reunión está por comenzar.Please, sir, hurry up! The meeting is about to start.
- Señorita, date prisa, por favor. El autobús está a punto de partir.Miss, please hurry up. The bus is about to leave.
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Example conversation
María and Javier are leaving the house for a movie.
- MaríaJavier, date prisa o perderemos el autobús.Javier, hurry up or we will miss the bus.
- JavierYa casi estoy listo, María.I'm almost ready, María.
- MaríaNo tenemos tiempo, date prisa.We don't have time, hurry up.
- JavierEstá bien, ya salgo.All right, I'm coming out now.
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.
