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How to Say ‘Forty-five minutes?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Cuarenta y cinco minutos?

kwah-REN-tah ee THEEN-ko mee-NOO-tohs

[kwah-REN-tah ee THEEN-ko mee-NOO-tohs]

💬 Usage Tip: In cinco the c before i is said (th) in Spain: (THEEN-ko). In cuarenta it's a hard k.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Cuarenta y cinco

kwah-REN-tah ee THEEN-ko

Forty-five

Numbers 31 to 99 use 'y'. Link it smoothly: 'cuarentaicinco'.

Example

Tengo cuarenta y cinco años.

I'm forty-five years old.

Words in this phrase

Cuarenta

[kwah-REN-tah]

forty

The number 40.

Example

Mi padre tiene cuarenta años.

My father is forty years old.

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.

cinco

[THEEN-ko]

five

Numeral represented by 5.

Example

Trabajo cinco días a la semana.

I work five days a week.

minutos?

mee-NOO-tohs

minutes?

Stress 'nu': mi-NU-tos. Let your voice rise for the question.

Example

Diez minutos, por favor.

Ten minutes, please.

Words in this phrase

minutos

[mee-NOO-tohs]

minutes

Plural of 'minuto', a unit of time.

Example

Espera diez minutos.

Wait ten minutes.

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