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How to Say ‘No, only ten minutes on foot.’ in German

Nein, nur zehn Minuten zu Fuß.

nine noor tsayn mee-NOO-ten tsoo foos

[nine noor tsayn mee-NOO-ten tsoo foos]

Phrase Breakdown

Nein, nur zehn Minuten

nine noor tsayn mee-NOO-ten

No, only ten minutes

Make a short pause after 'Nein'. 'Zehn' sounds like 'tsayn'.

Example

Nein, nur zehn Minuten noch.

No, only ten more minutes.

Words in this phrase

Nein

[nine]

Used to answer negatively or refuse something.

Example

Nein, danke.

No, thank you.

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number 10, often used when stating group size for a reservation.

Example

Ich möchte einen Tisch für zehn Personen reservieren.

I would like to reserve a table for ten people.

Minuten

[mee-NOO-ten]

minutes

Plural of 'die Minute'.

Example

Warte zehn Minuten.

Wait ten minutes.

zu Fuß.

tsoo foos

on foot.

A fixed expression for walking. 'Zu' sounds like 'tsoo', and 'Fuß' has a long u.

Example

Ich gehe zu Fuß.

I'm walking.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

on (in 'zu Fuß')

In 'zu Fuß' it expresses the way of travelling: on foot.

Example

Ich gehe zu Fuß nach Hause.

I walk home on foot.

Fuß

[foos]

foot

'Gut zu Fuß sein' means being able to walk well.

Example

Mein Fuß tut weh.

My foot hurts.

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