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Dominican Spanish words: time
6 Dominican words and phrases about time, the most used first, each with an example. Open any word to hear it.
- a cada rato — all the time
«Se va la luz a cada rato.» The power goes out all the time. - de una vez — right away
«Lo necesito de una vez, no para horita.» I need it right now, not later. - horita — later (not now!)
«Horita te llamo.» I will call you later. - en lo que — while, in the time it takes
«En lo que tú te bañas, yo hago el café.» While you shower, I'll make the coffee. - hablamo horita — we'll talk later
«Ya me voy, hablamo horita.» I'm off, we'll talk later. - tempranito — nice and early
«Salimos tempranito para evitar el tapón.» We leave nice and early to avoid the traffic.
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