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How to Say ‘It is five kilometers away.’ in Italian

È a cinque chilometri.

eh ah CHEEN-kweh kee-LOH-meh-tree

[eh ah CHEEN-kweh kee-LOH-meh-tree]

💬 Usage Tip: The little word a before the distance carries the meaning of "away": è a dieci minuti "it's ten minutes away" works the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

È a cinque

eh ah CHEEN-kweh

It is five

'Essere a' + distance shows how far something is. 'È a' blends into 'è-a', and 'cinque' sounds like 'CHEEN-kwe'.

Example

La stazione è a cinque minuti.

The station is five minutes away.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

it is / is

Verb 'to be' used to identify or emphasize something important.

Example

È proprio questo il punto forte dell'azienda secondo molti dipendenti.

This is exactly the company's strong point according to many employees.

[ah]

Used with time expressions.

Example

Ci vediamo a quest'ora domani.

See you at this time tomorrow.

cinque

[CHEEN-kweh]

five

The number 5. It never changes for gender or number.

Example

Vorrei prenotare un tavolo per cinque persone.

I'd like to book a table for five people.

chilometri.

kee-LOH-meh-tree

kilometers (away).

Plural of 'chilometro'. The stress is on the second syllable: 'chi-LÒ-me-tri'.

Example

Abito a dieci chilometri.

I live ten kilometers away.

Words in this phrase

chilometri

[kee-LOH-meh-tree]

kilometers

Plural of 'chilometro', 1000 meters.

Example

Corro dieci chilometri.

I run ten kilometers.

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