How to Say ‘Five minutes’ in Italian
Cinque minuti
CHEEN-kweh mee-NOO-tee
[CHEEN-kweh mee-NOO-tee]
💬 Usage Tip: A way to express a short duration of time.
🇮🇹 In Italy: In Italy, 'cinque minuti' might extend longer, as timing is flexible culturally.
Phrase Breakdown
Cinque
[CHEEN-kweh]
Five
Number representing the sum of four and one.
Ti servo tra cinque minuti.
I will serve you in five minutes.
minuti
[mee-NOO-tee]
Minutes
Units of time equal to sixty seconds each.
Sta arrivando ogni cinque minuti.
It's arriving every five minutes.
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