How to Say ‘You don't waste any time!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué rápido vas!
keh RAH-pee-doh bahs
[keh RAH-pee-doh bahs]
💬 Usage Tip: ¡Qué…! plus a describing word makes an exclamation: ¡Qué guapo! "How handsome!". vas is from ir "to go", so literally "how fast you go!".
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
how
An exclamatory word used to show emotion, similar to saying how nice or how good.
«Qué» bien suena esa cultura de empresa.
How nice that company culture sounds.
rápido
[RAH-pee-doh]
fast / quickly
Means at a greater speed.
Ese coche va muy rápido.
That car is going very fast.
vas
[bahs]
you go / you're moving
'Tú' form of 'ir'; here figuratively, moving things along fast.
¿Adónde vas?
Where are you going?
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