How to Say ‘In a few minutes’ in French
Dans quelques minutes
dahn kuhlk mee-nyoot
[dahn kuhlk mee-nyoot]
💬 Usage Tip: Note the flow: 'Dã kelk mee-nyoot'. Useful for indicating your ETA to a café meetup.
🇫🇷 In France: French meal times can be quite flexible; a five-minute wait might end up a bit longer in cozy settings.
Phrase Breakdown
Dans
[dahn]
In
Used to indicate a period of time until an event occurs.
Nous partirons dans quelques minutes.
We will leave in a few minutes.
quelques
[kuhlk]
Some
Refers to an unspecified small number or amount.
La réunion commence dans quelques minutes.
The meeting starts in a few minutes.
minutes
[mee-nyoot]
Minutes
Units for measuring time, each equal to 60 seconds.
Le train arrive dans quelques minutes.
The train arrives in a few minutes.
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