minuto
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “minuto” mean in English?
minute
Example sentences
Son las tres y veinte minutos.
It's three twenty.
Espera dos minutos.
Wait two minutes.
Faltan diez minutos.
Ten minutes left.
How to use it
Minuto means 'minute'. Masculine: el minuto. Plural minutos. Used in time-telling and durations.
Common mistake
Often dropped after 'y + count' in casual time-telling: 'son las tres y veinte' is more natural than 'son las tres y veinte minutos'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.