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How to Say ‘No, only five minutes.’ in French

Non, cinq minutes seulement.

noh sank mee-newt suhl-MAHN

[noh sank mee-newt suhl-MAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: Before a word starting with a consonant, many speakers drop the q sound of cinq, so cinq minutes can sound like (sank mee-noot).

Phrase Breakdown

Non, cinq minutes

noh sank mee-newt

No, five minutes

The q of 'cinq' is pronounced here: 'sank'. 'Minutes' sounds like 'mee-nut', with a silent s.

Example

Attends cinq minutes.

Wait five minutes.

Words in this phrase

Non

[noh]

Used to give a negative response.

Example

Non, je ne veux pas.

No, I don't want to.

cinq

[sank]

five

The number 5.

Example

J'ai cinq montres.

I have five watches.

minutes

[mee-newt]

minutes

Plural noun used for units of time.

Example

Dans « Si vous avez plus de quinze minutes de retard. », « minutes » exprime le temps.

In "If you are more than fifteen minutes late.", "minutes" expresses the time.

seulement.

suhl-MAHN

only

'Seulement' means 'only'. It has three syllables, 'seul-e-ment', and the final t is silent.

Example

Deux euros seulement.

Only two euros.

Words in this phrase

seulement

[suhl-MAHN]

only

Adverb meaning only or just.

Example

J'ai seulement un euro.

I only have one euro.

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