🇬🇧🇪🇸 errand - recado : English Lesson

Meaning of "errand" ("recado"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An errand is a short journey taken to complete a specific task or chore, such as buying groceries, picking up dry cleaning, or delivering a message. It usually involves going out to accomplish something quickly and returning soon after.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My sister gave me an errand to deliver a note to her friend, but I accidentally read it first. Oops.

Grandma sent me on an errand to get her knitting supplies, and I got distracted by a toy store.

My dad went to run an errand and somehow ended up at a donut shop.

My dog thinks every walk is an errand to find the perfect fire hydrant.

Mom sent me on an errand to buy eggs, but I came back with chocolate, because, well, priorities.

He left on one quick errand: buy milk. The errand felt small, but the list his mother wrote had three more errand items. He walked through rain to do each errand—return the book, fetch pills, bring flowers. At her door he handed the bag; she laughed, the long errand finished.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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