date prisa
/date pɾisa/from spelling rules
To say "hurry up" in Spanish, you say date prisa.
The phrase is used to tell someone to go faster. It is important to distinguish between the action of hurrying and the state of being in a rush: darse prisa means to act faster (to hurry up), whereas tener prisa means to be in a state of being in a hurry.
Meaning: go faster (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase comes from the pronominal verb darse prisa, which means it must be used with a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) to indicate who is hurrying. The form date prisa is the imperative command form used when speaking to one person informally (tú).
How do you pronounce it?
/date pɾisa/
Did you know?
- Even though prisa means 'hurry', the word is a direct relative of the English word 'pressure'.
- The phrase date prisa uses a reflexive structure, which means you are literally 'giving yourself' haste, rather than simply 'being' fast.
- While date prisa is common in Spain, people in Mexico and other Latin American countries are much more likely to say apúrate to tell someone to hurry up.
Examples in context
- Por favor, date prisa.Hurry up, please.This sentence is useful for practicing the form 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 shows how to use date prisa to warn someone about 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 shows how to use date prisa to express urgency when being watched.Tatoeba #6593587 by arh, translation #9495944 by DJ_Saidez
- Tenemos prisaWe're in a hurry
- ¡Date prisa o llegaremos tarde!Hurry up, or we'll be late!
- 23 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Mateo are leaving the house to go to a movie.
- María¡Date prisa, Mateo!Hurry up, Mateo!
- MateoYa voy, María.I'm coming, María.
- MaríaLa película empieza pronto.The movie starts soon.
- MateoLo siento, ya estoy listo.Sorry, I'm ready 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.
