How to Say ‘It's two minutes away’ in Spain Spanish
Está a dos minutos
eh-STAH ah dohs mee-NOO-tohs
[eh-STAH ah dohs mee-NOO-tohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish uses [estar a + time/distance] for how far away something is: [está a dos minutos], [está a cinco calles]. Don't translate it word for word from English; just learn the pattern.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[eh-STAH]
it is
From estar, used here to indicate location or distance in time.
Está muy cerca de la parada de taxis.
It is very close to the taxi stop.
a
[ah]
at
Here used in distance expressions like a dos minutos, meaning at or away by.
Estamos a cinco minutos del hotel.
We are five minutes from the hotel.
dos
[dohs]
two
The number two.
Faltan dos semáforos para llegar.
There are two traffic lights left before arriving.
minutos
[mee-NOO-tohs]
minutes
Plural of minuto, used for time or distance by time.
Minutos después, el taxi llegó a la estación.
Minutes later, the taxi arrived at the station.
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