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Dale otro sorbo rápido, que tenemos mucha prisa.

Dale otro sorbo rápido, que tenemos mucha prisa.
Give it another quick sip, because we are in a big hurry.
From Lesson 441:Quick explanations (que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Dale otro sorbo rápido, que tenemos mucha prisa.

Why do we use que here instead of porque?
In conversational Spanish, an unstressed que is often used as a shortcut for porque (because) when you are explaining the reason for a command or suggestion. Since the first half of the sentence gives a command (dale), que naturally links it to the explanation.
What does the le attached to dale refer to if no person is mentioned?
The indirect object pronoun le refers to the drink itself. In Spanish, it is very common to use le with dar to mean 'give an action to a thing.' So dale otro sorbo literally translates to 'give another sip to it.'
Why is there no word for 'an' before otro?
The word otro inherently means 'another' or 'one other.' English speakers often translate word-for-word and try to say un otro, but in Spanish, you never put un or una before otro.
Why is it mucha prisa instead of muy prisa?
Prisa is a noun meaning 'hurry' or 'rush.' In Spanish, you express being in a hurry with the phrase tener prisa (literally 'to have hurry'). Because it is a noun, you describe having a large amount of it using the adjective mucha (a lot of), not the adverb muy (very).

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