How to Say ‘Not take such a long detour’ in Spain Spanish
No dar tanto rodeo
noh dar TAHN-toh roh-DEH-oh
[noh dar TAHN-toh roh-DEH-oh]
Phrase Breakdown
No dar
noh dar
Not to take
This is the negative infinitive. Tap the final 'r' in 'dar' lightly.
Intento no dar problemas.
I try not to cause problems.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
not
Negates the phrase and helps express playful rejection.
Casi no me vale ese intento de ligue.
That flirting attempt almost doesn’t work for me.
dar
[dar]
to make / take
'Dar un rodeo' means to take a detour.
No quiero dar un rodeo.
I don't want to take a detour.
tanto rodeo
TAHN-toh roh-DEH-oh
such a long detour
A 'rodeo' is a roundabout route. Start 'ro-DE-o' with a rolled 'r'.
¿Por qué tanto rodeo?
Why such a detour?
Words in this phrase
tanto
[TAHN-toh]
so much
Adjective of quantity.
No hagas tanto ruido.
Don't make so much noise.
rodeo
[roh-DEH-oh]
detour
A roundabout way.
El rodeo es largo.
The detour is long.
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