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How to Say ‘No, just ten minutes.’ in Mexican Spanish

No, nada más diez minutos.

noh NAH-dah mahs DYehs mee-NEW-tohs

[noh NAH-dah mahs DYehs mee-NEW-tohs]

Phrase Breakdown

No, nada más

noh NAH-dah mahs

No, only / just

'Nada más' is a very Mexican way to say 'only' or 'just'. Stress the last syllable of 'más': NAH-dah MAHS.

Example

Nada más quiero un café.

I just want a coffee.

Words in this phrase

[noh]

Used to express negation or refusal.

Example

¡No manches! Eso es increíble.

No way! That's amazing.

nada

[NAH-dah]

nothing

Nada means 'nothing.' In de nada, it forms the polite response 'it's nothing' or 'you're welcome.'

Example

Nada, con gusto le acepto transferencia.

It's nothing, I'm happy to accept bank transfer.

más

[mahs]

just (with 'nada')

Together with 'nada' forms 'just/only'.

Example

Nada más un minuto.

Just one minute.

diez minutos.

DYehs mee-NEW-tohs

ten minutes.

In Mexico 'diez' is said dyes, with an 's' sound. Say 'minutos' as mee-NOO-tohs, stressing NOO.

Example

Llego en diez minutos.

I'll arrive in ten minutes.

Words in this phrase

diez

[DYehs]

Ten

The number equivalent to the product of five and two.

Example

Tengo diez manzanas.

I have ten apples.

minutos

[mee-NEW-tohs]

Minutes

A unit of time equal to 60 seconds.

Example

Tomará unos minutos más llegar.

It will take a few more minutes to arrive.

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