How to Say ‘With a lid, please, since I'm in a hurry.’ in Spain Spanish
Con tapa, por favor, que voy con prisa.
kohn TAH-pah por fah-BOR keh boy kohn PREE-sah
[kohn TAH-pah por fah-BOR keh boy kohn PREE-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech, que at the start of a reason works like "because" or "since". Swap in que llego tarde "since I'm running late".
Phrase Breakdown
Con tapa,
kohn TAH-pah
With a lid,
This answers 'with or without a lid'. Pause briefly after the comma.
Con tapa, gracias.
With a lid, thanks.
Words in this phrase
Con
[kohn]
with
Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.
Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.
I spoke with an employee about the work environment.
tapa
[TAH-pah]
lid
A cover for a cup.
Ponle la tapa al café.
Put the lid on the coffee.
por favor,
por fah-BOR
please,
Tap the 'r' lightly in 'por', and stress fa-VOR.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
please / for
por is often part of polite expressions. In por favor, it helps form 'please.'
Por favor, confirme la hora de la reserva.
Please, confirm the reservation time.
favor
[fah-BOR]
favor; please
Favor literally means favor, but in por favor it means please.
La cuenta, por favor, gracias.
The bill, please, thank you.
que voy con prisa.
keh boy kohn PREE-sah
because I'm in a hurry.
Here 'que' is a casual 'because'. Let your voice drop at the end.
Rápido, que voy con prisa.
Quickly, because I'm in a hurry.
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
because
Colloquially introduces a reason.
Date prisa, que es tarde.
Hurry, because it's late.
voy
[boy]
I go / I'm going
First person singular of 'ir'. In taxi context, it introduces your destination.
Le digo al conductor: «Voy a la calle Mayor».
I tell the driver: “I’m going to Calle Mayor.”
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.
Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.
I spoke with an employee about the work environment.
prisa
[PREE-sah]
hurry
The noun for hurry; tener prisa means to be in a hurry.
Tengo prisa para llegar al tren.
I'm in a hurry to catch the train.
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