Word
Si tienes un turno, te atienden rápido.
Meaning
If you have an appointment, they serve you fast.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Si tienes un turno, te atienden rápido.
tener
to have
un
a, an (masculine)
rápido
fast
te
to you / you (direct object)
Questions & Answers about Si tienes un turno, te atienden rápido.
Why is "appointment" translated as turno here instead of cita?
Who is the "they" doing the action in te atienden?
Here, atienden (they serve) is used as an impersonal "they". Just like in English when we say "they serve you fast at that office," it doesn't refer to specific people, but generally to the staff working there.
Why is the word for "fast" rápido and not rápidamente?
Could I use the future tense and say te atenderán (they will serve you)?
Yes! However, using the present tense for both halves of an "if" sentence (tienes and atienden) is a very common way to state a general fact or a reliable rule in Spanish.