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How to Say ‘About ten minutes.’ in Portuguese

Mais ou menos dez minutos.

mysh oh MEH-noosh DESH mee-NOO-toosh

[mysh oh MEH-noosh DESH mee-NOO-toosh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mais ou menos

mysh oh MEH-noosh

About

Introduces an approximate amount. Say 'MYSH oh MEH-noosh'.

Example

Mais ou menos cem pessoas.

About a hundred people.

Words in this phrase

Mais

[mysh]

Used to ask for additional information or greater quantity.

Example

Quero saber mais antes de me candidatar.

I want to know more before applying.

[oh]

Used to present an alternative in a question or comparison.

Example

No networking, posso perguntar se o ambiente é formal ou descontraído.

In networking, I can ask whether the atmosphere is formal or relaxed.

menos

[MEH-noosh]

less

Opposite of 'mais'.

Example

Quero menos açúcar.

I want less sugar.

dez minutos.

DESH mee-NOO-toosh

ten minutes.

Before a consonant, 'dez' sounds like 'DEZH'. Then say 'mee-NOO-toosh'.

Example

Volto em dez minutos.

I'll be back in ten minutes.

Words in this phrase

dez

[DESH]

ten

The number 10; with times, ten o'clock.

Example

Fechamos às dez.

We close at ten.

minutos

[mee-NOO-toosh]

minutes

Plural of 'minuto', a minute; used to say how long it takes to get somewhere.

Example

A estação fica a dez minutos daqui.

The station is ten minutes from here.

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