How to Say ‘In five minutes’ in Mexican Spanish
En cinco minutitos
en SEEN-ko mee-noo-TEE-tohs
[en SEEN-ko mee-noo-TEE-tohs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: minutitos is friendly and flexible. Five "little minutes" can easily mean ten or fifteen, so don't hover.
Phrase Breakdown
En
[en]
in
A preposition meaning in, on, or at depending on context.
En mi casa hay una fiesta de cumpleaños.
In my house there is a birthday party.
cinco
[SEEN-ko]
five
The number after four and before six.
Cinco personas vinieron a la fiesta.
Five people came to the party.
minutitos
[mee-noo-TEE-tohs]
little minutes
Diminutive of 'minutos'; very common in Mexico to soften time.
Espéreme dos minutitos.
Wait for me a couple of minutes.
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