Where's the fire Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhwɛɹz/, /ˈwɛɹz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ

WAIRZ thuh FY-er

UK

wɛəz/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈaɪə

WAIRZ thuh FY-uh

التعريف

A humorous way to ask someone why they are rushing or in a hurry, as if there were a real emergency.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and usually used to tease someone who is moving quickly without an obvious reason. It can sound sarcastic and is not used in formal situations. Often said to friends, family, or coworkers in a light tone.

• Spanish: ¿a dónde vas con tanta prisa? - ¿cuál es la prisa?
• Portuguese (BR): qual é a pressa? - pra onde é o incêndio? (expressão)
• Portuguese (PT): qual é a pressa? - onde é o incêndio? (expressão)
• Chinese (Simplified): 这么着急干嘛？ - 要赶去哪儿？
• Chinese (Traditional): 這麼著急幹嘛？ - 要趕去哪裡？
• Hindi: इतनी जल्दी क्यों? - कहाँ भागे जा रहे हो?
• Arabic: ما الذي يجعلك مستعجلًا؟ - إلى أين أنت ذاهب بهذه السرعة؟
• Bengali: এত তাড়া কেন - কীসের এত তাড়া
• Russian: куда спешишь - куда так торопишься
• Japanese: どこに火事があるの - そんなに急いでどうしたの
• Vietnamese: vội đi đâu thế - có chuyện gấp gì sao
• Korean: 왜 그렇게 급해 - 무슨 일이라도 있어
• Turkish: yangın mı var - nereye böyle acele ediyorsun
• Urdu: اتنی جلدی کس بات کی ہے - کہاں آگ لگ گئی ہے
• Indonesian: kenapa buru-buru - ada apa sih kok terburu-buru

جمل نموذجية

Where's the fire? Why are you running?

basic

Hey, where's the fire? Slow down!

basic

Where's the fire? You left so quickly.

basic

Whoa, where's the fire? You nearly ran me over!

natural

She rushed out of the meeting—someone joked, 'Where's the fire?'

natural

Where's the fire, man? It's just a movie—no need to rush.

natural