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Leaving in a rush in Spanish

Your taxi to the airport arrives in ten minutes and you still have clothes scattered around the room.

The phrase

Hay que apurarse, el taxi llega en diez minutos.
We need to hurry, the taxi arrives in ten minutes.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words3 of 10

  1. 1
    apurarse/apuˈɾaɾse/

    hurry upverb

    To do something faster because there's little time left.

  2. 2
    recoger/rekoˈxeɾ/

    pick upverb

    To go get something you left somewhere and take it with you.

  3. 3
    olvidar/olbiˈdaɾ/

    forgetverb

    To leave something in a place by accident and go without it.

  4. 4

    cuentabill

  5. 5

    maletasuitcase

  6. 6

    cargadorcharger

  7. 7

    cajóndrawer

  8. 8

    elevadorlift

  9. 9

    taxitaxi

  10. 10

    tardelate

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The sentences3 of 10

  1. Hay que apurarse, el taxi llega en diez minutos.

    We need to hurry, the taxi arrives in ten minutes.

  2. Todavía tengo que recoger la ropa del baño.

    I still need to grab the clothes from the bathroom.

  3. No vayas a olvidar el cepillo en el baño.

    Don't forget the toothbrush in the bathroom.

Pronunciation

  • apurarse/apuˈɾaɾse/

    The stress falls on the syllable -ra-: a-pu-RAR-se. The r in the middle is a single tap.

  • recoger/rekoˈxeɾ/

    The r at the start sounds strong, and the g in -ger sounds like a j.

  • olvidar/olbiˈdaɾ/

    The v sounds just like a b, and the stress falls on -dar.

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Questions

How do you say 'hurry up' in Spanish?
You say 'apurarse', as in 'hay que apurarse, el taxi llega en diez minutos' — we need to hurry, the taxi arrives in ten minutes.
How do you say 'don't forget' in Spanish?
You use 'olvidar', as in 'no vayas a olvidar el cepillo en el baño' — don't forget the toothbrush in the bathroom.

The same situation in English, Portuguese, Italian, French, German.

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