hurry up in Esperanto

“Hurry up” in Esperanto is Rapidu! (rah-PEE-doo), the command form of rapidi “to hurry, to be fast”. Hastu! (HAHS-too) is a close synonym. ReVo uses hasti for rushing, as in ne hastu fari vian taskon “don’t rush to do your task”. To include yourself, say Ni hastu “Let’s hurry”.

Other ways to say it

• Hastu!Hurry up!
• Rapide!Quickly! / Hurry up!
• Ek!Come on!
• Ni hastu.Let’s hurry.

Example sentences

• Rapidu.Be quick.
• Ne hastu.Don’t rush.

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Rapidu! tells someone to be quick, while Ne hastu tells them to slow down.

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