How to Say ‘In twenty minutes.’ in German
In zwanzig Minuten.
in TSVAHN-tsikh mee-NOO-ten
[in TSVAHN-tsikh mee-NOO-ten]
💬 Usage Tip: Easy timing phrase. 'Zwanzig' is '20,' and 'Minuten' stays plural here. Great for countdown mode.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans often give concrete times rather than vague ones. 'In zwanzig Minuten' sounds much better than 'later-ish.'
Phrase Breakdown
In
[in]
in
Used here for a future time point: in twenty minutes.
In zwanzig Minuten beginnen wir.
In twenty minutes we begin.
zwanzig
[TSVAHN-tsikh]
twenty
The number 20; used for time and quantity.
In zwanzig Minuten ist das Team bereit.
In twenty minutes the team is ready.
Minuten
[mee-NOO-ten]
minutes
Plural of Minute; a unit of time.
In zwanzig Minuten startet das Briefing.
In twenty minutes the briefing starts.
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