Learn Spanish (Latin America): Estamos listos en veinticinco minutos.

Estamos listos en veinticinco minutos.

We are ready in twenty-five minutes.

Breakdown of Estamos listos en veinticinco minutos.

in / on / at

estar

to be (location/state)

Questions & Answers about Estamos listos en veinticinco minutos.

Why is veinticinco written as one single word?

In Spanish, all numbers from 21 to 29 are written as a single word. To form them, you take veinte (twenty), change the final e to an i (which sounds like y, meaning "and"), and attach the single digit. So, veinte and cinco combine to make veinticinco.

Why do we use estamos here instead of somos for "we are"?

We use estamos (from the verb estar) because being ready is a temporary state or condition. The other verb for "to be", ser (which gives us somos), is generally used for permanent traits and characteristics.

If an all-female group is speaking, does listos change?

Yes! Adjectives must match the gender of the people they describe. If a group of women is saying "we are ready", they would change the ending to feminine and say Estamos listas. Listos is used for an all-male group or a mixed-gender group.

Does en translate directly to "in" when talking about time?

Yes, in this context it works exactly like English. You use en to express that something will happen in a certain amount of time, like en veinticinco minutos (in twenty-five minutes).