How to Say ‘It's twenty minutes faster.’ in Japanese
二十分早いですよ。
nijuu pun hayai desu yo
[nee-joo foon hah-YAI dess yo]
💬 Usage Tip: To say by how much, put the amount right before the describing word. For example, 百円高い means "100 yen more expensive."
Phrase Breakdown
二十分
nijuu pun
twenty minutes
二十分 is read 'nijuppun', not 'nijuu-fun'. Hold the small pause at the double 'pp'.
二十分かかります。
It takes twenty minutes.
Words in this phrase
二十
nijuu
[nee-joo]
twenty
The number 20. Combined with another number to make 21–29 (e.g., 二十五 = 25).
二十五さいです。
I am 25 years old.
分
pun
[foon]
minutes
Counter for minutes in time expressions.
十五分かかります。
It takes fifteen minutes.
早いですよ。
hayai desu yo
sooner, you know
Together with the time before it, this means '20 minutes sooner'. よ adds a friendly 'you know'.
バスより早いですよ。
It's faster than the bus, you know.
Words in this phrase
早い
hayai
[hah-YAI]
early; sooner
I-adjective meaning early in time; after a duration it means 'that much sooner'.
電車のほうが十分早いです。
The train is ten minutes sooner.
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.
よ
yo
[yo]
you know; emphasis
Sentence-ending particle adding friendly emphasis or a light reminder. Very common in casual polite speech.
今夜はこれからですよ。
Tonight is just getting started, you know.
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