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How to Say ‘We still have ten minutes.’ in German

Wir haben noch zehn Minuten.

veer hah-ben nokh tsayn mee-NOO-ten

[veer hah-ben nokh tsayn mee-NOO-ten]

Phrase Breakdown

Wir haben noch

veer hah-ben nokh

We still have

'Noch' here means 'still' or 'left'. Stress 'HA' in 'haben'.

Example

Wir haben noch Kaffee.

We still have coffee.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

zehn Minuten.

tsayn mee-NOO-ten

ten minutes.

'Zehn' starts with 'ts': 'tsayn'. Stress 'NU' in 'Minuten'.

Example

In zehn Minuten.

In ten minutes.

Words in this phrase

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.

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