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"Hurry up!" in German: beeil dich!

beeil dich!

Say it: beh-ILE dikhphrase/bəˈaɪ̯l dɪç/

Hurry up in German is beeil dich! Softer: Beeil dich bitte. Formal: Beeilen Sie sich! Noun: die Eile.

Leaving home

Taxi wartetbeeil dich!
Taxi waiting — hurry up!
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How to pronounce beeil dich!

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beh-ILE dikh

/bəˈaɪ̯l dɪç/

beh-ILE dikh. Soft ch; stress ILE.

"Hurry up!" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
beeil dich!hurry up!

Informal imperative.

Beeilen Sie sich!hurry up!

Formal.

schnell!quick!

One-word rush.

Tempo!pick up the pace!

Colloquial.

How to use beeil dich! in real life

  1. 1Leaving home

    Taxi wartetbeeil dich!

    Taxi waiting — hurry up!

    Door.

  2. 2Train platform

    Türen schließen: beeil dich!

    Doors closing: hurry up!

    Transit.

  3. 3Cinema start

    Trailer läuft schonbeeil dich!

    Trailer already on — hurry up!

    Movies.

Mistakes English speakers make with beeil dich!

Incorrect: beeil du!

Correct: beeil dich!

Reflexive imperative needs dich.

Incorrect: beeile dich dich

Correct: beeil dich!

One dich; spoken form often drops -e.

Good to know

Beeil dich! is sharp; add bitte if you still want harmony before a train. Germans also say Komm! with a wave.

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Catching a bus

  1. ChatPal

    Der Bus ist da!

    The bus is here!

  2. You

    Beeil dich!

    Hurry up!

  3. ChatPal

    Schlüssel noch!

    Keys still!

  4. You

    Okay, aber beeil dicher fährt gleich.

    Okay, but hurry up — it's leaving soon.

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How do you say hurry up?

Beeil dich!

Formal?

Beeilen Sie sich!

Softer?

Beeil dich bitte.

Noun for hurry?

Die Eile — in Eile sein.

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