How to Say ‘It's five minutes’ in Portuguese
São cinco minutos
sowng seen-koo mee-NOO-toosh
[sowng seen-koo mee-NOO-toosh]
💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese says são "they are" because the minutes are plural, where English says "it's". For one minute it's é um minuto.
Phrase Breakdown
São
[sowng]
are
Plural form of ser.
São liga a frase em “Esses sapatos são ótimos.”
Are links the sentence in “Those shoes are great.”
cinco
[seen-koo]
Five
This is the number 5 in Portuguese, used to count or specify quantities.
Ele comprou cinco livros.
He bought five books.
minutos
[mee-NOO-toosh]
minutes
Plural of 'minuto', a minute; used to say how long it takes to get somewhere.
A estação fica a dez minutos daqui.
The station is ten minutes from here.
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