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How to Say ‘It's ten minutes away’ in French

C'est à dix minutes

suh eh ah dees mee-nyt

[suh eh ah dees mee-nyt]

💬 Usage Tip: Before a consonant, dix drops its final sound, so dix minutes sounds like (dee mee-noot). Before a vowel it becomes (deez), as in dix heures "ten o'clock".

Phrase Breakdown

C'est à

suh eh ah

It's (at a distance of)

'C'est à' introduces a distance or time. Link the words smoothly: 'say-ta'.

Example

C'est à côté.

It's next door.

Words in this phrase

C'

[suh]

It

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

is

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

à

[ah]

at

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

dix minutes

dees mee-nyt

ten minutes

Before a consonant, 'dix' is said 'dee', with no final 's' sound. 'Minutes' is said 'mee-nüt'.

Example

J'arrive dans dix minutes.

I'll arrive in ten minutes.

Words in this phrase

dix

[dees]

Ten

The number that comes after nine, signifying ten items.

Example

Ils sont dix étudiants.

They are ten students.

minutes

[mee-nyt]

minutes

The same meaning as in English: "minutes," a unit of time.

Example

Attendez encore quelques minutes.

Wait a few more minutes.

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