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How to Say ‘It's about fifteen minutes.’ in Spain Spanish

Son unos quince minutos.

sohn OO-nohs KEEN-theh mee-NOO-tohs

[sohn OO-nohs KEEN-theh mee-NOO-tohs]

💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says son "they are" for amounts of time or money, because the minutes are plural. Same pattern: son doce euros "that's twelve euros".

Phrase Breakdown

Son unos

sohn OO-nohs

It's about

'Unos' before a number means 'about' or 'roughly'. Link the words: so-NU-nos.

Example

Son unos diez euros.

It's about ten euros.

Words in this phrase

Son

[sohn]

they are / it is

Used to give a price in Spanish.

Example

Son cinco euros por dejar el coche en la entrada.

It is five euros to leave the car at the entrance.

unos

[OO-nohs]

some; a few; about (approximately)

“Unos/unas” gives an approximate number: “a few / some / about.” Useful when you don’t want to be exact.

Example

Llevo Unos años hablando de Jesús con mis amigos.

I’ve been talking about Jesus with my friends for a few years.

quince minutos.

KEEN-theh mee-NOO-tohs

fifteen minutes.

This gives the time it takes. In Spain, 'quince' is said KEEN-the.

Example

Espero quince minutos.

I'll wait fifteen minutes.

Words in this phrase

quince

[KEEN-theh]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

Tengo quince euros.

I have fifteen euros.

minutos

[mee-NOO-tohs]

minutes

Plural of 'minuto', a unit of time.

Example

Espera diez minutos.

Wait ten minutes.

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