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How to Say ‘It is three kilometers away.’ in French

C'est à trois kilomètres.

suh eh ah trwah kee-loh-MEH-truh

[suh eh ah trwah kee-loh-MEH-truh]

💬 Usage Tip: Keep the pattern C'est à + a distance and swap in any number: C'est à cinq cents mètres "It's five hundred meters away."

🇫🇷 In France: When giving directions, locals often answer in walking time rather than distance, like C'est à dix minutes à pied "It's ten minutes on foot."

Phrase Breakdown

C'est à

suh eh ah

It is

Before a distance, 'à' means 'away'. Say it linked: 'seh-tah'.

Example

C'est à cinq minutes.

It's five minutes away.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

trois kilomètres.

trwah kee-loh-MEH-truh

three kilometers (away)

'Trois' sounds like 'trwah'; its 's' is silent before a consonant. The final 's' of 'kilomètres' is also silent.

Example

La plage est à trois kilomètres.

The beach is three kilometers away.

Words in this phrase

trois

[trwah]

Three

The number that is one more than two, representing three items.

Example

Il y a trois pommes.

There are three apples.

kilomètres

[kee-loh-MEH-truh]

kilometres

Plural of kilomètre, 1000 metres.

Example

La gare est à cinq kilomètres.

The station is five kilometres away.

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