How to Say ‘It starts in ten minutes.’ in Spain Spanish
Empieza en diez minutos.
em-PYE-thah en dee-ETH mee-NOO-tohs
[em-PYE-thah en dee-ETH mee-NOO-tohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often uses the verb without saying what "it" is when the context is obvious. Here [empieza] means "it starts," with boarding understood from the situation.
Phrase Breakdown
Empieza
[em-PYE-thah]
it starts
From 'empezar'; means 'it starts' or 'it begins'.
Empieza cuando llegue el personal.
It starts when the staff arrive.
en
[en]
in
Used with time to mean 'in', as in 'in ten minutes'.
Salimos en media hora.
We leave in half an hour.
diez
[dee-ETH]
ten
The number ten.
Faltan diez personas en la fila.
Ten people are missing in the line.
minutos
[mee-NOO-tohs]
minutes
Plural of 'minuto'; means 'minutes'.
Tenemos minutos para esperar tranquilos.
We have minutes to wait calmly.
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