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How to Say ‘Of more than fifteen minutes’ in Portuguese

Superior a quinze minutos

soo-peh-RYOR ah KEEN-z mee-NOO-toosh

[soo-peh-RYOR ah KEEN-z mee-NOO-toosh]

💬 Usage Tip: superior a is the formal way of saying "more than"; in speech you'd usually hear mais de quinze minutos. Its opposite is inferior a "less than".

Phrase Breakdown

Superior a

soo-peh-RYOR ah

Longer than / more than

'Superior a' is a formal way to say 'greater than'. Stress falls on 'RI' in 'supeRIOR', and it flows into 'a'.

Example

Um valor superior a cem euros.

An amount greater than a hundred euros.

Words in this phrase

Superior

[soo-peh-RYOR]

greater / more than

Higher or exceeding; 'superior a' means more than.

Example

Um valor superior a cem euros.

An amount over a hundred euros.

[ah]

In European Portuguese, this particle is used with an infinitive to show an ongoing action.

Example

Estou a aprender novas estratégias de networking.

I am learning new networking strategies.

quinze minutos

KEEN-z mee-NOO-toosh

fifteen minutes

'Quinze' is pronounced 'KIN-z(e)', and the 'u' is silent. 'Minutos' sounds like 'mi-NU-tush' in Portugal, because a final 's' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Espera quinze minutos, por favor.

Wait fifteen minutes, please.

Words in this phrase

quinze

[KEEN-z]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

Tenho quinze minutos.

I have fifteen minutes.

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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