How to Say ‘Do you have a minute?’ in Portuguese
Tens um minuto?
tayns oong mee-NOO-too
[tayns oong mee-NOO-too]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Using tu forms like tens with colleagues is normal in many Portuguese offices, but with a manager or someone senior you'd usually say Tem um minuto? instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Tens
[tayns]
you have
Informal 'you' form of 'ter'; with a participle, 'you have been'.
Tens fome?
Are you hungry?
um
[oong]
a
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.
In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.
minuto
[mee-NOO-too]
minute
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds; masculine noun.
Espera um minuto, por favor.
Wait a minute, please.
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