How to Say ‘No, just ten minutes.’ in Italian
No, solo dieci minuti.
noh SOH-loh DYAY-chee mee-NOO-tee
[noh SOH-loh DYAY-chee mee-NOO-tee]
Phrase Breakdown
No, solo
noh SOH-loh
No, only
Short pause after 'No'. Stress: SO-lo.
No, solo un po'.
No, only a little.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
No
A negative response or denial.
Purtroppo, il tassista ha detto 'No'.
Unfortunately, the taxi driver said 'No'.
solo
[SOH-loh]
only / just
Softens the statement, making it sound playful and not too serious.
Ti prenderò in giro? Solo un po'.
Will I tease you? Only a little.
dieci minuti.
DYAY-chee mee-NOO-tee
ten minutes.
Stress: DIE-ci mi-NU-ti. 'ci' sounds like 'chee'.
Arrivo tra dieci minuti.
I'll arrive in ten minutes.
Words in this phrase
dieci
[DYAY-chee]
Ten
The number equivalent to the sum of nine and one.
Ho dieci libri.
I have ten books.
minuti
[mee-NOO-tee]
minutes
Plural of minuto, a unit of time.
Ho contato i minuti mentre aspettavo.
I counted the minutes while I was waiting.
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