How to Say ‘Only about five minutes’ in German
Nur ungefähr fünf Minuten
noor oon-guh-FEHR fuenf mee-NOO-ten
[noor oon-guh-FEHR fuenf mee-NOO-ten]
Phrase Breakdown
Nur
[noor]
only; just
Shows the amount is small or limited.
Nur ungefähr fünf Minuten bis zur Station.
Only about five minutes to the station.
ungefähr
[oon-guh-FEHR]
approximately; about
Marks the time as an estimate.
Nur ungefähr fünf Minuten bis zur Station.
Only about five minutes to the station.
Fünf Minuten
fuenf mee-NOO-ten
five minutes
A short time expression often used for distance or travel time.
Es dauert fünf Minuten.
It takes five minutes.
Words in this phrase
fünf
[fuenf]
five
The number five.
Nur ungefähr fünf Minuten bis zur Station.
Only about five minutes to the station.
Minuten
[mee-NOO-ten]
minutes
Plural time unit for a short duration.
Nur ungefähr fünf Minuten bis zur Station.
Only about five minutes to the station.
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