Minutes in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: mee-NOO-tohs
IPA: mi.’nu.tos

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minutes

minutos to minuntes, just change one letter the e to o.

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other meanings

“minutos” is slang for a small amount of marijuana, but this is a less common usage.

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do not confuse with

“Minuto” refers specifically to a unit of time, while “momento” and “tiempo” can refer to more general concepts of time.

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variations by country

In some Spanish-speaking countries, “minutos” is pronounced as “minútos” with a stress on the second-to-last syllable.

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mnemonic

“Minutos” can be remembered by associating it with the English word “minute” which has a similar meaning and spelling.

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cultural referece

The phrase “un minuto de silencio” or “a minute of silence” is a common tradition in many cultures to honor someone who has passed away.

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idioms

“Hacer algo en cuestión de minutos” means “to do something in a matter of minutes” and refers to completing a task quickly.

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usage

“Minutos” is used to refer to a unit of time in the metric system, specifically one-sixtieth of an hour or 60 seconds.

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origin

“Minutos” is derived from the Latin word “minutus” which means small or minute.

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minutos info.

Tips to remember the word ‘minutos’:
– Link ‘minutos’ to the English ‘minutes’ by recognizing that they both start with ‘min’.
– Think of the common phrase “just a minute” or “sólo un minuto” in Spanish, which sounds similar.
– Associate the word ‘minuto’ with time-related activities you do every day, such as checking the time.

Explanations:
– ‘Minutos’ is the plural form of ‘minuto’, which means ‘minute’ and is used to measure time, equivalent to 1/60th of an hour.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Momento’ which can mean a short period of time, but does not specifically refer to the minute as a time unit.
– ‘Instante’ which is often used to denote a brief moment in time.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In some contexts, ‘minuto’ in Spanish may colloquially be used to indicate a short but unspecified amount of time, similar to saying “minute” in English when we don’t mean exactly sixty seconds.

Examples of sentences that use ‘minutos’:
– “El horno debe precalentarse durante diez minutos antes de meter la pizza.”
– “¿Puedes darme cinco minutos para terminar esto?”
– “El partido de fútbol empieza en quince minutos.”
– “Necesito un par de minutos para revisar mis correos electrónicos.”

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Article

Pair minutos with los or unos when needed. When singular, it’s just minuto with el or un.

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