How to Say "are remaining" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “are remaining” is “faltan” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2

faltan

VerbA2

general quantity

A storybook image showing a nearly depleted stack of red building blocks, with only three blocks still standing, illustrating what quantity is left.

Examples

Faltan solo diez páginas para terminar el libro.

Only ten pages are left to finish the book.

¡Faltan cinco minutos para que empiece la película!

There are five minutes left until the movie starts!

Counting Down

When counting down time, always use 'faltar' in the third person. If the unit of time is plural (minutes, hours, days), use 'faltan'.

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Related Translations

are absent→are lacking→are left→are missing→are needed→miss→remain→

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