diez minutos
/djeθ minutos/from spelling rules
Ten minutes in Spanish is diez minutos.
The phrase diez minutos is used to express a period of time lasting ten minutes.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the masculine plural noun minutos, so any accompanying adjectives must also be masculine and plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/djeθ minutos/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you say you will arrive in diez minutos, it is often treated as a polite social cushion rather than a precise measurement of time.
- The word minutos comes from the Latin 'pars minuta prima', which literally means the 'first small part' of an hour.
- The word diez shares its ancient roots with the English 'ten' and the German 'zehn', all stemming from the same Proto-Indo-European ancestor.
Examples in context
- Salgo en diez minutos.I'm leaving in ten minutes.This sentence is useful for saying when you are leaving using diez minutos.Tatoeba #3473925 by gianich73, translation #3475424 by tabidots
- Esperé por diez minutos.I waited for ten minutes.This sentence is useful for describing how long you waited using diez minutos.Tatoeba #1321877 by marcelostockle, translation #252418 by CK
- Le recojo en diez minutos.I'll pick you up in ten minutes.This sentence is useful for stating when you will pick someone up using diez minutos.Tatoeba #3197656 by Shishir, translation #2541440 by CK
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Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are at a cafe waiting for their order.
- Sofía¿Cuánto falta para nuestra comida?How long until our food arrives?
- AlejandroEl camarero dijo que en diez minutos estará lista.The waiter said it will be ready in ten minutes.
- SofíaPerfecto, tengo mucha hambre.Perfect, I am very hungry.
- AlejandroYo también, Sofía.Me too, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries diez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
