"Ho soltanto un minuto."
Translation:I just have a minute.
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More or less the difference between "I just have a minute" versus "I only have a minute", so not much.
Here is a short article confirming formica's words (of course ;) ), but adding some more details: https://dailyitalianwords.com/solo-vs-solamente-vs-soltanto/
In case you're also wondering about appena (see below), this post made it very clear for me: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/6213312/How-to-use-Just-in-Italian
The only sentence i saw thus far on DL with appena was when it meant 'As soon as'
Appena mio padre arriva, mangiamo - We eat as soon as my father arrives
"Soltanto se mio padre arriva mangiamo" . Si mangia solo nel caso in cui dovesse arrivare il padre (caso incerto).
What if I change the word "se" for "quando" in your sentence, franceskoo? What will the difference between "Apenna mio padre arriva, mangiamo" and "Soltanto quando mio padre arriva, mangiamo"?
If you ask me to guess, I'd say the difference is that the former implies they'll eat immediately after the father's arrival, and the latter simply means they won't eat until the father does arrive.
Same. I don't think it should be marked wrong. f.formica (MOD) above agrees.
"Ha soltanto un minuto" is what I heard, I typed that and was marked wrong!
To be correct in English, the translation should read, "I have just a minute." Placing the adverb "just" before "have" signifies the speaker has nothing else (not a house, a car, clothes, a family, etc.)
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I translated as I only have a minute. In Duos translations of soltano only is listed as choice so to have it marked wrong is ridiculous
i neither have a pen or a.pencil...all are broken duevto the stress of figuring out what theyre saying..good luck to all.
Italian is very idiomatic so you have to use a different mindset. You gotta think outside the box. Like a child.
In English we often use the phrase "i have a moment" in the same manner as "a minute."
"I have just a minute, only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, can't refuse it, didn't seek it, didn't choose, but I have only just one minute, and an eternity is in it. So choose wisely."
