How to Say ‘In five minutes.’ in French
Dans cinq minutes.
dahn sank mee-NEWT
[dahn sank mee-NEWT]
Phrase Breakdown
Dans
[dahn]
in
Used here to indicate time in the future.
Dans cinq minutes, nous montrons nos billets.
In five minutes, we show our tickets.
Cinq minutes
sank mee-NEWT
five minutes
A short time duration.
J'arrive dans cinq minutes.
I'm arriving in five minutes.
Words in this phrase
cinq
[sank]
five
The number 5.
Cinq personnes sont devant nous dans la file.
Five people are in front of us in the line.
minutes
[mee-NEWT]
minutes
A short unit of time.
Les minutes passent vite avant l'embarquement.
The minutes go by quickly before boarding.
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