How to Say ‘About five minutes on foot’ in Portuguese
A uns cinco minutos a pé
ah oongsh SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh ah peh
[ah oongsh SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh ah peh]
💬 Usage Tip: [uns] makes the number approximate here: [a uns cinco minutos] = "about five minutes." The same works with other distances and times: [a uns dez minutos], [a uns cem metros].
Phrase Breakdown
A uns cinco minutos
ah oongsh SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh
about five minutes
Used to estimate a duration or distance.
Fica a uns dez minutos daqui.
It is about ten minutes from here.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
about / at
Here, 'A' is part of a distance expression meaning 'at/about ... from here'.
O mercado fica A três minutos daqui.
The market is three minutes from here.
uns
[oongsh]
about / some
'uns' makes the number approximate, meaning 'about'.
Está a uns quinze minutos do centro.
It is about fifteen minutes from the centre.
cinco
[SEEN-koo]
five
'cinco' is the number five.
São cinco ruas depois da praça.
It is five streets after the square.
minutos
[mee-NOO-toosh]
minutes
'minutos' means 'minutes'.
Faltam minutos para a aula começar, talvez dez minutos.
There are minutes left before class starts, maybe ten minutes.
A pé
ah peh
on foot / walking
Means by walking, not by car or transport.
Vou para casa a pé.
I'm going home on foot.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
by / on
In 'a pé', this 'a' forms the fixed expression meaning 'on foot'.
Vou a pé quando está sol.
I go on foot when it is sunny.
pé
[peh]
foot
'pé' means 'foot' and in this phrase gives the meaning 'walking'.
Prefiro ir a pé porque caminhar faz bem ao pé e ao corpo.
I prefer to go on foot because walking is good for the foot and the body.
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