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How to Say ‘I'll be there in five minutes.’ in French

J'arrive dans cinq minutes.

zhay a-reev dahn sank mee-NEWT

[zhay a-reev dahn sank mee-NEWT]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses the plain present tense for something about to happen. J'arrive here means "I'll be there", with no extra future word needed.

Phrase Breakdown

J'arrive

zhay a-reev

I'm coming / I'm arriving

From 'arriver'. 'J'' merges with the verb: 'zha-reev'.

Example

J'arrive tout de suite !

I'm coming right away!

Words in this phrase

[zhay]

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

arrive

[a-reev]

arrive

Come to a certain place.

Example

Enfin, nous arrivons à Paris.

Finally, we arrive in Paris.

dans cinq minutes.

dahn sank mee-NEWT

in five minutes.

A time expression. Keep 'cinq minutes' together.

Example

On part dans cinq minutes.

We're leaving in five minutes.

Words in this phrase

dans

[dahn]

Indicates inclusion within space or limits.

Example

Dans la maison, c'était calme.

In the house, it was quiet.

cinq

[sank]

five

The number 5.

Example

J'ai cinq montres.

I have five watches.

minutes

[mee-NEWT]

minutes

Plural of 'minute', units of time.

Example

Attendez cinq minutes.

Wait five minutes.

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