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How to Say ‘It is about ten kilometers.’ in German

Es sind ungefähr zehn Kilometer.

ess zint oon-geh-FEHR tsayn kee-loh-MAY-ter

[ess zint oon-geh-FEHR tsayn kee-loh-MAY-ter]

Phrase Breakdown

Es sind ungefähr

ess zint oon-geh-FEHR

It's about

German uses 'es sind' (it are) with plural amounts. 'ungefähr' means 'approximately'.

Example

Es sind ungefähr zwanzig Leute.

There are about twenty people.

Words in this phrase

[ess]

it / there

Part of the fixed phrase Gibt es...? meaning is there...?.

Example

Es gibt heute noch freie Tische.

There are still free tables today.

sind

[zint]

are

A form of sein used with plural subjects like wir, sie, and Sie.

Example

Sind wir auf dem schnellsten Weg zum Hotel?

Are we on the fastest way to the hotel?

ungefähr

[oon-geh-FEHR]

approximately

Used when the time is not exact but estimated.

Example

Seit ungefähr neun Uhr hören wir Musik.

We have been hearing music since about nine o'clock.

zehn Kilometer.

tsayn kee-loh-MAY-ter

ten kilometres.

'Kilometer' doesn't change in the plural. Stress the 'me': Kilo-ME-ter.

Example

Ich laufe zehn Kilometer.

I run ten kilometres.

Words in this phrase

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number ten, often used when giving the time.

Example

Zehn Uhr ist für laute Musik zu spät.

Ten o'clock is too late for loud music.

Kilometer

[kee-loh-MAY-ter]

kilometres

Unit of distance; 1,000 metres.

Example

Die Schule ist zwei Kilometer entfernt.

The school is two kilometres away.

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