How to Say ‘Sorry, Lucía, have you got a moment?’ in Spain Spanish
Perdona, Lucía, ¿tienes un momento?
pehr-DOH-nah loo-THEE-ah TYEH-nehs oon moh-MEN-toh
[pehr-DOH-nah loo-THEE-ah TYEH-nehs oon moh-MEN-toh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Most Spanish offices use first names and tú, even with your manager, so this is a normal way to catch a colleague after a meeting.
Phrase Breakdown
Perdona, Lucía,
pehr-DOH-nah loo-THEE-ah
Excuse me, Lucía,
'Perdona' is the informal 'excuse me'. In Spain 'Lucía' sounds like 'lu-THI-a'.
Perdona, ¿qué hora es?
Excuse me, what time is it?
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?
Lucía
[loo-THEE-ah]
Lucía
A common Spanish female first name.
Lucía es mi amiga.
Lucía is my friend.
¿tienes un momento?
TYEH-nehs oon moh-MEN-toh
do you have a moment?
Let your voice rise at the end for the question.
¿Tienes un momento ahora?
Do you have a moment now?
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.
Conocí a «un» reclutador muy amable.
I met “a” very kind recruiter.
momento
[moh-MEN-toh]
moment
A short period of time; used to ask if someone is free briefly.
Espera un momento, por favor.
Wait a moment, please.
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