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How to Say ‘Half an hour isn't much time.’ in Spain Spanish

Media hora es poco tiempo.

MEH-dyah OH-rah ehs POH-koh TYEM-poh

[MEH-dyah OH-rah ehs POH-koh TYEM-poh]

Phrase Breakdown

Media hora

MEH-dyah OH-rah

Half an hour

There is no 'una' before 'media'. Link the words smoothly: 'mediaora'.

Example

Espero media hora.

I'll wait half an hour.

Words in this phrase

Media

[MEH-dyah]

half

Used in time to mean half past.

Example

Llego a las diez y media.

I arrive at half past ten.

hora

[OH-rah]

hour

Feminine noun for a period of sixty minutes.

Example

La clase dura una hora.

The class lasts an hour.

es poco tiempo.

ehs POH-koh TYEM-poh

is not much time.

This judges an amount as too little.

Example

Un día es poco tiempo.

A day isn't much time.

Words in this phrase

[ehs]

A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.

Example

«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.

Working here is very family-like.

poco

[POH-koh]

little

With 'un', means 'a bit' or 'slightly'.

Example

Estoy un poco cansado.

I'm a bit tired.

tiempo

[TYEM-poh]

time

Refers to the time someone spent with you, often in a professional context.

Example

Tu tiempo en el evento fue muy valioso para mí.

Your time at the event was very valuable to me.

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