Far & away

Question

Como se pregunta que tan lejos esta un lugar y como se contesta.

Esta bien preguntar asi: How far is United States?

Cual de las dos oraciones es la correcta para contestar

Its about 4 hours away

Its about 4 hours far

Me podrian dar ejemplos de como utilizar cada unas de estas palabras

Answer 1

I think you are looking for the English sentence.

How far away is it? It is about 4 hours away.

Yes, simple and correct. - annierats, Dec 1, 2012

Answer 2

How far away is the United States?

or

How far is the United States from here (Canada or wherever)?

It's about 4 hours away.

or

It's about 4 hours by bus.

It's about a 4 hour flight.

It's about a 4 hour drive. etc

Tienes razón "How far away is the United States" = "How far from here (donde estoy) is the United States" - QFour, Dec 1, 2012

Answer 3

Vale pues,

How far is the United States (from) etc?

How far is the US from Australia

¿Qué tan lejos están los EEUU de Australia

How far is the US from Scotland ¿Qué tan lejos están los EEUU de Escocia

"Cual de las dos oraciones es la correcta para contestar"

It's about 4 hours away - correcto

It's about 4 hours/minutes/miles etc away.

-o-

It's about 4 hours from etc

How far is Paris from Texas?

Oh, it's about 4 hours from Texas.

About 1,000 miles away.

It's about 1,000 miles away.

It's about 1,000 miles from Texas. (esta opción usa la pregunta en la respuesta)

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Puedes decir "How far is the nearest etc"

Por ejemplo:

How far is the nearest supermarket?

¿A qué distancia está el supermarcado más cercano?

It's about 4 miles that way (apunta en cierta dirrección)