despacito

slowly, gently

d e s p a ˈθ i t o
despac slowly + ito diminutive; little or small
adverb Rare #25,797
slowly, gently Diminutive of "despacio"; often used to sound extra soft or careful (like "nice and slow").
SP: Habla despacito, por favor.
EN: Speak slowly, please.

Desde la cabeza, muy despacito.

From the head, very slowly.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Hablaré despacito.

I’ll speak slowly.

Pues despacito y que te vea.

Well, nice and slow, and let me see you.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Hagámoslo despacito.

Let's take it slowly.

Habla despacito.

Speak slowly.

Despacito.

Slowly.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Lo haré despacito.

I'll do it slowly.

Tranquila, iremos despacito.

Don't worry, we'll take it slow.

— Crudo (2017)

Siéntese por aquí despacito.

Sit down here slowly.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

O podríamos hacer lo contrario, ir despacito.

Or we could do the opposite, go slowly.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Gente, despacito, saben.

Guys, take it easy, okay?

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Despacito, que no es arena.

Careful, it’s not sand.

— Zeta (2026)