How to Say ‘We'll be there in a few minutes.’ in French
On y sera dans quelques minutes.
ohn ee suh-rah dahn kelk mee-nyt
[ohn ee suh-rah dahn kelk mee-nyt]
Phrase Breakdown
On y sera
ohn ee suh-rah
We will be there / one will be there
Future tense of être with y, meaning 'there' or 'at that place'.
On y sera demain.
We will be there tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
On
[ohn]
we
"On" commonly means "we" in everyday spoken French.
On y sera dans quelques minutes, ne vous inquiétez pas.
We will be there in a few minutes, don't worry.
y
[ee]
there
"Y" refers to a place already understood, meaning "there."
On y sera dans quelques minutes si la route est dégagée.
We will be there in a few minutes if the road is clear.
sera
[suh-rah]
will be
Future form of "être," meaning "will be."
On y sera dans quelques minutes avec ce trajet.
We will be there in a few minutes with this route.
Dans quelques minutes
dahn kelk mee-nyt
In a few minutes
Expresses that something will happen shortly after now.
Je reviens dans quelques minutes.
I'll be back in a few minutes.
Words in this phrase
dans
[dahn]
in
Used with time expressions to mean "in," as in after a certain amount of time.
On y sera dans quelques minutes, monsieur.
We will be there in a few minutes, sir.
quelques
[kelk]
a few
Indicates a small number; here it modifies "minutes."
On y sera dans quelques minutes seulement.
We will be there in just a few minutes.
minutes
[mee-nyt]
minutes
A unit of time; same basic meaning as in English.
On y sera dans quelques minutes après ce feu rouge.
We will be there in a few minutes after this red light.
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