How to Say ‘We'll arrive in about fifteen minutes.’ in Spain Spanish
Llegamos en unos quince minutos.
yeh-GAH-mohs en OO-nohs KEEN-seh mee-NOO-tohs
[yeh-GAH-mohs en OO-nohs KEEN-seh mee-NOO-tohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often uses the present for what's about to happen: [Llegamos en unos quince minutos] means "We'll arrive in about fifteen minutes," not only "we arrive." This is very common for travel and timing.
Phrase Breakdown
Llegamos
[yeh-GAH-mohs]
we arrive
Used to say when the taxi will reach the destination.
Llegamos en unos quince minutos si seguimos esta avenida.
We arrive in about fifteen minutes if we continue along this avenue.
En unos quince minutos
en OO-nohs KEEN-seh mee-NOO-tohs
in about fifteen minutes
Shows an approximate time until something happens.
Vuelvo en unos quince minutos.
I'll be back in about fifteen minutes.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
Introduces the amount of time until something happens.
Llegamos en unos quince minutos al aeropuerto.
We arrive at the airport in about fifteen minutes.
unos
[OO-nohs]
about / some
Before a number, it means approximately.
Llegamos en unos quince minutos, más o menos.
We arrive in about fifteen minutes, more or less.
quince
[KEEN-seh]
fifteen
The number used to estimate travel time here.
Llegamos en unos quince minutos si el tráfico mejora.
We arrive in about fifteen minutes if traffic improves.
minutos
[mee-NOO-tohs]
minutes
A measure of time used in journey estimates.
Llegamos en unos quince minutos exactos.
We arrive in exactly about fifteen minutes.
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