How to Say ‘Is five minutes from here.’ in French
Est à cinq minutes d'ici.
ay ah sank mee-NEWT dee ee-SEE
[ay ah sank mee-NEWT dee ee-SEE]
💬 Usage Tip: French often says distance as [à cinq minutes]: literally "at five minutes," meaning five minutes away. You can reuse it with other times: [à deux minutes], [à dix minutes].
Phrase Breakdown
Est à cinq minutes
ay ah sank mee-NEWT
Is five minutes away
Indicates a distance measured by time.
Le café est à cinq minutes.
The café is five minutes away.
Words in this phrase
Est
[ay]
is
A form of “être,” meaning “is.”
Le parc est calme.
The park is quiet.
à
[ah]
at / to
A preposition often meaning “at” or “to”; here it helps express distance in time.
Le bus arrive à midi.
The bus arrives at noon.
cinq
[sank]
five
The number five.
Nous sommes cinq aujourd'hui.
There are five of us today.
minutes
[mee-NEWT]
minutes
Plural time unit meaning “minutes.”
Le film commence dans deux minutes.
The film starts in two minutes.
D'ici
dee ee-SEE
From here
Refers to the starting point of the distance.
La pharmacie est à deux minutes d'ici.
The pharmacy is two minutes from here.
Words in this phrase
d'
[dee]
from
Contracted form meaning “from” before a vowel sound.
D'ici, la gare est proche.
From here, the station is near.
ici
[ee-SEE]
here
Refers to the place where the speaker is.
Ici, c'est très calme.
Here, it's very calm.
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