How to Say ‘Excuse me, have you got a second?’ in Spain Spanish
Perdona, ¿tienes un segundo?
pehr-DOH-nah TYEH-nehs oon seh-GOON-doh
[pehr-DOH-nah TYEH-nehs oon seh-GOON-doh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, people under about forty use tú with strangers their own age by default, so this opener feels friendly rather than forward.
Phrase Breakdown
Perdona,
pehr-DOH-nah
Excuse me / Sorry,
An informal 'excuse me' used with people you address as 'tú'. Stress the middle syllable: 'per-DO-na'. Tap the 'r' lightly.
Perdona, ¿sabes qué hora es?
Excuse me, do you know what time it is?
Words in this phrase
Perdona
[pehr-DOH-nah]
excuse me
Informal command of 'perdonar', used to politely get a stranger's attention.
Perdona, ¿tienes hora?
Excuse me, do you have the time?
¿tienes un segundo?
TYEH-nehs oon seh-GOON-doh
do you have a second?
The question part. The voice rises at the end. Link 'tienes un' into one smooth flow.
¿Tienes un segundo para ayudarme?
Do you have a second to help me?
Words in this phrase
tienes
[TYEH-nehs]
do you have
Informal 'you' form of tener (to have).
¿Tienes tiempo hoy?
Do you have time today?
un
[oon]
a / an
Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.
Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.
I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.
segundo
[seh-GOON-doh]
second
The smallest common unit of time; as an adjective it also means 'second' in order.
Un minuto tiene sesenta segundos.
A minute has sixty seconds.
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