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Javier
The beach is 5 minutes from my home
Hi guys!
How do you say that some place, the beach for example, is 5 minutes from your home? is "X minutes from THE PLACE" the correct structure? Is there another structure more natural among natives to express time-distance? Could you give some examples?
Thanks in advance!
11 янв. 2015 г., 15:43
Ответы · 13
4
I would say. The beach is a five-minute walk from my home
The beach is five minutes' walk from my home
11 января 2015 г.
3
Ah, if only the beach were indeed just five minutes from my home!
11 января 2015 г.
2
You have the grammatical structure right, however whether you say house or home, depends on what kind of building you live in. A house is a particular type of building, whereas a home is a place where someone lives, so a home could be anything from an apartment to a boat, as long as someone lives in it. Most people I believe would say "the beach is 5 minutes from my place." But house and home are just as acceptable.
11 января 2015 г.
2
It's fine and absolutely natural.
You might want to be more precise about the 5 minutes. For example,
It's a five-minute drive from my home.
or
It's a five-minute walk from my home.
or
It's a five-minute bus ride from my home.
But otherwise, your sentence is perfect.
11 января 2015 г.
1
You can also just say:
The beach is five minutes away.
11 января 2015 г.
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Javier
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