How do you say it in Italian?
Sbrigati! / Si brighi!
| Pronunciation | |
| Words you should know | Sbrigarsi (to hurry up) |
| When to use this | With 1 person you’re familiar with |
| When NOT to use this | With strangers and groups |
For example, you can say…
| Non hai ancora fatto la doccia? Sbrigati! | You haven’t taken a shower yet? Hurry up! |
| Sbrigati o farai tardi a scuola! | Hurry up or you’ll be late for school! |
Si sbrighi would be the formal version of sbrigati, but in reality it’s never used because it can sound too direct and people avoid being this direct in polite settings.
If you’re really that desperate for the other person to go faster, you can sweeten the order with per piacere or per piacere, please.
| Si sbrighi! | Hurry up! (formal) |
For example, you can say…
| Si sbrighi, per favore! | Hurry up, please! |
Datti una mossa!
| Pronunciation | |
| Words you should know | Dare (to give) + mossa (move) |
| When to use this | With 1 person you’re familiar with |
| When NOT to use this | With strangers and groups |
The imperative datti derives from the reflexive verb darsi, which means “to give oneself”.
For example, you can say…
| Devi ancora fare la doccia? Datti una mossa! | You still need to take a shower? Get a move on! |
Muoviti!
| Pronunciation | |
| Words you should know | Muoversi (to move oneself) |
| When to use this | With 1 person you’re familiar with |
| When NOT to use this | With strangers and groups |
It once again features a reflexive verb, muoversi, meaning to move oneself. So this can be literally translated as “move yourself”.
For example, you can say…
| Muoviti, o perderemo il treno! | Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train! |
A formal version, si muova!, also exists, but it’s almost never used and I advise you against it. Any too direct exclamation can appear rude in formal situations.
Fai in fretta!
Fretta literally means haste. Fai in fretta is suitable to use in informal contexts and it can be literally translated as “do it in haste!”.
Fai is a conjugation of the verb fare, to do.
| Fai in fretta! | Hurry up! |
For example, you can say…
| La mamma è in casa. Fai in fretta! | Mother is in the house. Hurry up! |
Dai! / Su! / Forza!
Dai, su and forza are three exclamations that can be used to tell somebody to hurry up in Italian.
Dai is a conjugation of the verb dare, which we’ve seen the reflexive form in darsi una mossa, su means on and forza is a feminine noun that translates force or strength.
| Dai! | Come on! | |
| Su! | Come on! | |
| Forza! | Come on! |
For example, you can say…
| Dai, su! Finisci di mangiare! | Come on, hurry up! Finish eating! |
| Forza, un ultimo sforzo! | Come on, one last effort! |
That’s it! Now you know how to pronounce all the different ways to say hurry up in Italian! Remember: even though some of these formulas can be used in formal situations, it’s always better to avoid being very direct in such settings.
If you are among friends though, and someone is taking longer than expected to do something, then feel free to spur them on with one of the Italian exclamations that you’ve just learned! 😉
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