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What does «tempranito» mean in Dominican Spanish?
tempranito
nice and early
| Meaning | nice and early |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | muy temprano |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Salimos tempranito para evitar el tapón.»
We leave nice and early to avoid the traffic.
The diminutive here does not make things smaller, it makes them stronger. Same with «horita» and «cerquita».
Related Dominican words
- a cada rato — all the time
- de una vez — right away
- horita — later (not now!)
- en lo que — while, in the time it takes
- hablamo horita — we'll talk later
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