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How to Say ‘No, it's five minutes on foot.’ in Portuguese

Não, são cinco minutos a pé.

NAH-oo sowng seen-koo mee-NOO-toosh ah peh

[NAH-oo sowng seen-koo mee-NOO-toosh ah peh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Walking times given by locals in Lisbon or Porto often skip the hills, so a "five minutes" can feel longer on the climb.

Phrase Breakdown

Não, são cinco

NAH-oo sowng seen-koo

No, it's five

'Não' and 'são' are both nasal and rhyme: 'nowng, sowng'. Then say 'SEENG-koo'.

Example

Não, são cinco euros.

No, it's five euros.

Words in this phrase

Não

[NAH-oo]

Used to give a negative response.

Example

Não, obrigado, não preciso de ajuda agora.

No, thank you, I don't need help right now.

são

[sowng]

are

Plural form of ser.

Example

São liga a frase em “Esses sapatos são ótimos.”

Are links the sentence in “Those shoes are great.”

cinco

[seen-koo]

Five

This is the number 5 in Portuguese, used to count or specify quantities.

Example

Ele comprou cinco livros.

He bought five books.

minutos a pé.

mee-NOO-toosh ah peh

minutes on foot.

'A pé' means 'on foot / walking'. Link the words smoothly: 'mee-NOO-toosh ah PEH'. The open 'é' sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'.

Example

Vou para casa a pé.

I'm walking home.

Words in this phrase

minutos

[mee-NOO-toosh]

minutes

Plural of 'minuto', a minute; used to say how long it takes to get somewhere.

Example

A estação fica a dez minutos daqui.

The station is ten minutes from here.

[ah]

on / by

Preposition used in the expression 'a pé', meaning on foot.

Example

Vou a pé para o trabalho.

I go to work on foot.

pé

[peh]

foot

The part of the leg below the ankle.

Example

Ela machucou o pé.

She hurt her foot.

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