How to Say ‘It takes about five minutes.’ in Traditional Chinese
大概五分鐘就到了。
dà gài wǔ fēn zhōng jiù dào le
[dah gai woo fen jong jyoh dao luh]
💬 Usage Tip: In time estimates, number + time + [就] + verb often means "after that amount of time, then ..." For example, [十分鐘就到] means "you'll get there in ten minutes."
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dah gai]
about; approximately
大概 means about or roughly, used for estimates.
大概十個人會來。
About ten people will come.
五分鐘
wǔ fēn zhōng
five minutes
A short amount of time; the estimated duration here.
還要五分鐘。
It still takes five minutes.
Words in this phrase
五
wǔ
[woo]
five
五 is the number five.
他買了五杯飲料。
He bought five drinks.
分鐘
fēn zhōng
[fen jong]
minute
分鐘 means minute, a unit of time.
我五分鐘後回來。
I will come back in five minutes.
就
jiù
[jyoh]
then; as soon as; right away
就 connects actions and often means then or as soon as.
吃完飯就出門。
Go out right after eating.
到了
dào le
arrived; have arrived
Shows that the destination has been reached.
我們到了。
We have arrived.
Words in this phrase
到
dào
[dao]
to arrive; to reach
到 means to arrive or reach a destination.
公車快到站了。
The bus is about to arrive at the stop.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle; change-of-state particle
了 is a particle showing completion or a changed situation.
我吃飽了。
I am full now / I have finished eating.
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