How to Say ‘About five minutes’ in Portuguese
A uns cinco minutos
ah oongsh SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh
[ah oongsh SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh]
💬 Usage Tip: [uns] here softens the number and means "about," not literally "some." You can reuse it with other times: [a uns dez minutos], [a uns dois quilómetros].
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
about / at
Here, 'A' is used in a time-distance expression meaning 'at' or 'about' from a place.
Estamos A dois minutos do café.
We are two minutes from the café.
uns
[oongsh]
about / some
'uns' here gives an approximate number, like 'about' or 'some'.
Fica a uns dez minutos da escola.
It is about ten minutes from the school.
cinco
[SEEN-koo]
five
'cinco' is the number five.
Espero cinco minutos por ti.
I wait five minutes for you.
minutos
[mee-NOO-toosh]
minutes
'minutos' means 'minutes', used for time or distance by time.
Demoro minutos a chegar, cerca de vinte.
It takes me minutes to arrive, about twenty.
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