How to Say ‘No, five minutes away.’ in Spain Spanish
No, a cinco minutos.
noh ah THEEN-ko mee-NOO-tos
[noh ah THEEN-ko mee-NOO-tos]
💬 Usage Tip: a + a time or distance means "away": a cinco minutos "five minutes away". You can swap in a distance too: a dos kilómetros "two kilometres away".
Phrase Breakdown
No, a cinco
noh ah THEEN-ko
No, (it's) five
Here 'a' expresses distance: 'at five (minutes away)'. In Spain, 'cinco' sounds like 'THEEN-ko'.
No, a cinco calles.
No, five streets away.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
no
A simple negative answer meaning no.
Respondió «No» con una sonrisa relajada.
She answered “No” with a relaxed smile.
a
[ah]
at
Part of the fixed expression a veces, meaning sometimes.
A esta hora hay más tráfico y más retrasos.
At this time there is more traffic and more delays.
cinco
[THEEN-ko]
five
Numeral represented by 5.
Trabajo cinco días a la semana.
I work five days a week.
minutos.
mee-NOO-tos
minutes
Stress falls on 'mi-NU-tos'.
Vuelvo en diez minutos.
I'll be back in ten minutes.
Words in this phrase
minutos
[mee-NOO-tos]
minutes
Plural of 'minuto', a unit of time.
En diez minutos llegamos.
We arrive in ten minutes.
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