How to Say ‘It is two minutes from here.’ in Spain Spanish
Está a dos minutos de aquí.
eh-STAH ah dohs mee-NOO-tohs deh ah-KEE
[eh-STAH ah dohs mee-NOO-tohs deh ah-KEE]
💬 Usage Tip: For distances, Spanish often says [estar a] plus the amount: [está a dos minutos de aquí], [está a diez metros]. That's the normal pattern for "it's ... away."
Phrase Breakdown
Está a dos minutos
eh-STAH ah dohs mee-NOO-tohs
It is two minutes away
Used to give a very short distance or travel time.
La farmacia está a dos minutos.
The pharmacy is two minutes away.
Words in this phrase
Está
[eh-STAH]
it is
Used to describe where something is in relation to the speaker.
Está justo detrás de la estación.
It is right behind the station.
a
[ah]
at
In this phrase it helps express distance by time: a dos minutos.
Estamos a un minuto de la entrada.
We are one minute from the entrance.
dos
[dohs]
two
The number two.
Hay dos puertas en este edificio.
There are two doors in this building.
minutos
[mee-NOO-tohs]
minutes
Units of time, often used to estimate distance in everyday speech.
Minutos más tarde encontramos al conductor.
Minutes later we found the driver.
De aquí
deh ah-KEE
from here
Specifies the starting point of the distance.
Está lejos de aquí.
It is far from here.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
from
Shows the point of origin in a distance expression.
De la puerta a la estación hay poco trayecto.
From the door to the station it's a short trip.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Refers to the place where the speaker currently is.
Aquí es donde debe recogernos el taxi.
Here is where the taxi should pick us up.
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