Spanish phrase
Son las ~ menos ~.
Meaning
It is ___ o'clock minus ___ minutes.
When to use it
Shows how many minutes remain before a named hour. First blank is the hour to be reached and second is the remaining minutes, used in casual and formal speech.
Example dialogue
Son las seis menos cinco.
It is six o'clock minus five minutes.
De acuerdo, salimos en cinco minutos.
Okay, we'll leave in five minutes.