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How to Say ‘Yes, it's ten minutes on foot.’ in Italian

Sì, sono dieci minuti a piedi.

see SOH-noh DYAY-chee mee-NOO-tee ah PYEH-dee

[see SOH-noh DYAY-chee mee-NOO-tee ah PYEH-dee]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, sono dieci minuti

see SOH-noh DYAY-chee mee-NOO-tee

Yes, it's ten minutes

Plural 'sono' is used with 'minuti'. Stress mee-NOO-tee.

Example

Sì, sono venti minuti.

Yes, it's twenty minutes.

Words in this phrase

Sì

[see]

yes

A simple affirmative answer, useful in conversation and interviews.

Example

Rispondo "Sì" quando mi chiedono se mi interessa la cultura aziendale.

I answer "Yes" when they ask me if I am interested in the company culture.

sono

[SOH-noh]

it's / they are

Form of 'essere' used here with a plural amount of time: 'it's ten minutes'.

Example

Sono due ore di treno.

It's two hours by train.

dieci

[DYAY-chee]

Ten

The number equivalent to the sum of nine and one.

Example

Ho dieci libri.

I have ten books.

minuti

[mee-NOO-tee]

minutes

Plural of minuto, a unit of time.

Example

Ho contato i minuti mentre aspettavo.

I counted the minutes while I was waiting.

a piedi.

ah PYEH-dee

on foot.

A fixed expression for walking. Say ah-PYEH-dee.

Example

Andiamo a piedi.

Let's go on foot.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

on (by)

Preposition; in 'a piedi' it means 'on foot'.

Example

Andiamo a piedi.

Let's go on foot.

piedi

[PYEH-dee]

feet

Plural of 'piede'; 'a piedi' means on foot.

Example

Il museo è vicino, ci vado a piedi.

The museum is near, I'll go on foot.

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