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How to Say ‘It's only a two-minute walk from there.’ in German

Von da sind's nur zwei Minuten zu Fuß.

fohn dah zints noor tsvy mee-NOO-ten tsoo foos

[fohn dah zints noor tsvy mee-NOO-ten tsoo foos]

💬 Usage Tip: sind's is spoken German for sind es. German says "they are two minutes", using the plural verb to match the number.

Phrase Breakdown

Von da sind's

fohn dah zints

From there it's

'sind's' is short for 'sind es'. Say it as one syllable: 'zints'.

Example

Von hier sind's fünf Kilometer.

From here it's five kilometres.

Words in this phrase

Von

[fohn]

from

Used to indicate the source, origin, or starting point of something.

Example

Er kommt von Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

[dah]

there

A common adverb meaning “there” or “over there,” often pointing to a place.

Example

Da ist es viel ruhiger an der Ecke.

It is much quieter over there in the corner.

sind's

[zints]

it is / they are

Contraction of 'sind es'.

Example

Bis zur Schule sind's fünf Minuten.

It's five minutes to the school.

nur zwei Minuten zu Fuß.

noor tsvy mee-NOO-ten tsoo foos

only two minutes on foot

'zu Fuß' means 'on foot'. 'Fuß' has a long 'u', and 'ß' sounds like a sharp 's'.

Example

Ich gehe zu Fuß.

I'm walking.

Words in this phrase

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 'two.' It is used before plural nouns.

Example

Ich habe zwei Brüder.

I have two brothers.

Minuten

[mee-NOO-ten]

minutes

Plural of Minute; a unit of time.

Example

In zwanzig Minuten startet das Briefing.

In twenty minutes the briefing starts.

[tsoo]

on (foot)

Part of the phrase 'zu Fuß', meaning walking.

Example

Ich gehe zu Fuß nach Hause.

I walk home.

Fuß

[foos]

foot

The body part; 'zu Fuß' means on foot.

Example

Mein Fuß tut weh.

My foot hurts.

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