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

Não, são uns dez minutos a pé.

now sowng oonsh DESH mee-NOO-toosh ah peh

[now sowng oonsh DESH mee-NOO-toosh ah peh]

💬 Usage Tip: Times and distances use plural são when the number is plural. Notice são uns dez minutos, not é.

Phrase Breakdown

Não, são uns dez

now sowng oonsh DESH

No, it's about ten

Pause after 'Não'. Both 'não' and 'são' have the same nasal 'ão' sound.

Example

Não, são uns dez quilómetros.

No, it's about ten kilometres.

Words in this phrase

Não

[now]

Used to give a negative response.

Example

Não quero.

I don't want it.

são

[sowng]

are (it comes to)

Third-person plural of 'ser'; used when stating a price in plural units.

Example

São dois euros.

That's two euros.

uns

[oonsh]

about; around

Before numbers, 'uns' means approximately.

Example

Custa uns dez euros.

It costs about ten euros.

dez

[DESH]

ten

The number 10; with times, ten o'clock.

Example

Fechamos às dez.

We close at ten.

minutos a pé.

mee-NOO-toosh ah peh

minutes on foot.

'A pé' means 'on foot'. The 'é' is open, like 'peh'.

Example

Vou a pé.

I'm going on foot.

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 (in 'a pé')

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

Example

Vou a pé para casa.

I'm walking home.

pé

[peh]

foot

The part of the leg below the ankle.

Example

Ela machucou o pé.

She hurt her foot.

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