How to Say ‘About ten minutes.’ in Japanese
十分ほどです。
juu pun hodo desu
[juu poon HOH-doh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 十分 is read (juppun) "ten minutes". The same characters read (jūbun) mean "enough", so context decides.
Phrase Breakdown
十
juu
[juu]
ten
The number ten, a unit of time or quantity.
会議は十時に始まります。
The meeting starts at ten.
分
pun
[poon]
minute(s)
Counter for minutes when talking about duration or clock minutes.
40分かかります。
It takes 40 minutes.
ほど
hodo
[HOH-doh]
about; approximately
Particle after a number meaning roughly that amount.
五分ほど待ってください。
Please wait about five minutes.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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