Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Tuesday October 9, 2012
rápido, adjective, adverb:
fast, quick; quickly
Rápido is the basic word to describe someone or something which is fast or quick:
un carro muy rápido
a very fast car
comida rápida
fast food
Apart from using rápido to describe things and people â as an adjective â you can also use it to describe actions, in other words, as an adverb:
Comí muy rápido.
I ate very quickly.
You also use on its own if you need someone to hurry up or get a move on:
¡Rápido!, ¡rápido!, hay que salir de aquí.
Hurry up, hurry up, we’ve got to get out of here.
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