This is the 726th most frequent Russian word.
пару
The Russian word "пару" means "a couple" or "a pair" in English.
The word 'пару' here refers to 'a couple of' or 'a few', indicating a small number of apples.
Я купил пару яблок.
I bought a couple of apples.
In this sentence, 'пару' means 'a couple of' or 'a few', showing a small quantity of minutes.
Дай мне пару минут, чтобы закончить.
Give me a couple of minutes to finish.
Here, 'пару' refers to 'a couple of' times, indicating a few instances.