How to Say ‘In ten minutes’ in German
In zehn Minuten
in tsayn mee-NOO-ten
[in tsayn mee-NOO-ten]
💬 Usage Tip: [In zehn Minuten] can mean 'in ten minutes' from now. German uses [in] this way with time spans: [in zwei Stunden], [in einer Minute].
Phrase Breakdown
In
[in]
in
Used here to mean after a certain amount of time.
In zehn Minuten beginnt das Boarding.
In ten minutes, boarding begins.
zehn
[tsayn]
ten
The number ten.
In zehn Minuten öffnet das Gate.
In ten minutes, the gate opens.
Minuten
[mee-NOO-ten]
minutes
Units of time used for short waiting periods.
In zehn Minuten ist das Boarding fertig.
In ten minutes, boarding is finished.
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