• mumblerfish@lemmy.world
      English
      1·
      1 month ago

      Is it just to swedes “pronto” sounds like it would mean “hurry up”? Or is that everyone?

      • nefonous@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        In Italian it just means “ready”, but in English is used in a completely different way. Probably Sweden got the usage from English

      • TheSlad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Ive always heard it to mean “hurry up” or “be quick” too.

        … I am 1/4 swedish though so I dunno?

      • RiverGhost@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Vad har det med Sverige att göra? As a Spanish speaker, that’s just one its meanings in Spanish.

        • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
          English
          2·
          1 month ago

          Oh, maybe thats where I’m getting it from then. I know other swedes who have reacted that way to hearing an italian answering the phone.