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How do you say "do you have a minute" in Spanish (Latin America)?

¿Tienes un minuto?

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In Spanish (Latin America), "do you have a minute" is ¿Tienes un minuto?.

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Pronunciation

Try TIE-nes UN mi-NU-to for "Tienes un minuto" — keep the tongue relaxed for the r, and don't harden the c the way Spaniards sometimes do.

Grammar notes

¿Tienes un minuto? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

do you have a minute

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How to remember ¿Tienes un minuto?

Practice "Tienes un minuto" inside the full sentence "¿Tienes un minuto?" rather than alone; context makes "do you have a minute" harder to forget.

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Questions about ¿Tienes un minuto?

How do you pronounce ¿Tienes un minuto??

Try TIE-nes UN mi-NU-to for "Tienes un minuto" — keep the tongue relaxed for the r, and don't harden the c the way Spaniards sometimes do.

Is ¿Tienes un minuto? formal or casual?

¿Tienes un minuto? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is ¿Tienes un minuto? used in Spanish (Latin America)?

¿Tienes un minuto? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (do you have a minute).

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