How to Say ‘Just five minutes’ in Italian
Solo cinque minuti
SOH-loh CHEEN-kweh mee-NOO-tee
[SOH-loh CHEEN-kweh mee-NOO-tee]
💬 Usage Tip: Implies brevity, often optimistic.
🇮🇹 In Italy: Used to negotiate time, especially during activities with family or friends.
Phrase Breakdown
Solo
[SOH-loh]
Only
Used to indicate a limited amount or occurrence.
Ho bisogno di solo cinque minuti per finire.
I need only five minutes to finish.
Cinque minuti
CHEEN-kweh mee-NOO-tee
Words in this phrase
cinque
[CHEEN-kweh]
Five
Number representing the sum of four and one.
Solo cinque minuti di pazienza.
Just five minutes of patience.
minuti
[mee-NOO-tee]
Minutes
Units of time each comprising sixty seconds.
Dobbiamo aspettare solo cinque minuti.
We only have to wait five minutes.
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