Spanish Word of the Day
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
rápido
adjective, adverb: fast, quick
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Rápido is the basic word to describe someone or something which is fast or quick:
un carro muy
rápido a very fast carcomidarápida fast food -
Apart from using rápido to describe things and people — as an adjective — you can also use it to describe actions, in other words, as an adverb:
un carro muy
rápido a very fast carcomidarápida fast foodComí muyrápido . I ate very quickly. -
You also use on its own if you need someone to hurry up or get a move on:
un carro muy
rápido a very fast carcomidarápida fast foodComí muyrápido . I ate very quickly.¡Rápido!, ¡rápido! , hay que salir de aquí. Hurry up, hurry up, we’ve got to get out of here.
