Κοντεύουμε στο αεροδρόμιο, θα φτάσουμε σε δέκα λεπτά.

Κοντεύουμε comes from κοντεύω, which means to get near, approach, be close to.

In this sentence, Κοντεύουμε στο αεροδρόμιο means something like:

• We’re getting close to the airport
• We’re nearing the airport

It is related in meaning to κοντά (near), so it gives the idea of proximity.

In Greek, the verb ending usually already shows the subject, so the subject pronoun is often omitted.

• κοντεύ-ουμε = we are nearing / we’re getting close

The ending -ουμε tells you the subject is we.

Greek only adds εμείς if the speaker wants emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Εμείς κοντεύουμε, αυτοί είναι ακόμα μακριά.
  • We are getting close, but they are still far away.

στο is the contracted form of:

• σε + το = στο

So:

• στο αεροδρόμιο = to / at the airport, depending on context

Here, after κοντεύουμε, it means we are getting close to the airport.

This contraction is extremely common in Greek:

• σε το σπίτι → στο σπίτι
• σε την πόλη → στην πόλη

So στο αεροδρόμιο is the normal form.

Literally, στο can correspond to either to the or at the, depending on context.

Here, because of the verb κοντεύουμε (we are approaching / nearing), the meaning is:

• near the airport
• close to the airport
• effectively to the airport in the sense of movement toward it

So the full idea is not that you are already there, but that you are getting close.

In Modern Greek, the future is usually formed with θα plus a verb form.

So:

• θα φτάσουμε = we will arrive

This is the normal way to talk about the future in everyday Greek.

A useful point for learners: Greek does not have a separate simple future tense like English will arrive as a single inflected form. Instead, it uses θα + the appropriate verb form.

This is a very common learner question.

After θα, Greek often uses the perfective non-past form when talking about a single completed future event.

• θα φτάσουμε = we will arrive
• φτάσουμε here refers to the act of arriving as a whole, as a completed event

By contrast, φτάνουμε is the imperfective/present form and usually means:

• we arrive / we are arriving / we keep arriving, depending on context

So in this sentence, θα φτάσουμε is correct because arriving is a one-time completed future event.

σε δέκα λεπτά means in ten minutes.

Structure:

• σε = in
• δέκα = ten
• λεπτά = minutes

So this phrase expresses the amount of time until something happens.

Examples:

• Θα έρθω σε πέντε λεπτά. = I’ll come in five minutes.
• Θα τελειώσω σε μια ώρα. = I’ll finish in an hour.

Because σε is a very flexible preposition in Greek.

It can express different ideas depending on context, including:

• location/direction: στο αεροδρόμιο
• time until something happens: σε δέκα λεπτά

So although the same word appears in both places, the meaning changes according to the phrase:

• στο αεροδρόμιο = near/to the airport
• σε δέκα λεπτά = in ten minutes

This is normal in Greek and something learners gradually get used to.

Not very naturally in English.

A very literal breakdown is possible:

• Κοντεύουμε = we near / we are getting near
• στο αεροδρόμιο = the airport / to the airport

But natural English would usually be:

• We’re getting close to the airport
• We’re nearing the airport

So the Greek is straightforward, but the best English translation is usually a little less literal.

Greek often links closely related clauses with just a comma, especially in natural speech and writing.

So:

• Κοντεύουμε στο αεροδρόμιο, θα φτάσουμε σε δέκα λεπτά.

means:

• We’re getting close to the airport; we’ll arrive in ten minutes.

You could also use και in some contexts, but it is not necessary here. The two clauses are already clearly connected in meaning.

Yes, it sounds natural and conversational.

It is the kind of thing someone might say in a car, taxi, or bus when approaching the airport:

• Κοντεύουμε στο αεροδρόμιο, θα φτάσουμε σε δέκα λεπτά.

It sounds informative and very ordinary.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

kon-DEV-ou-me sto a-e-ro-DRO-mio, tha FTA-sou-me se THE-ka le-PTA

A few notes:

• Κοντεύουμε has the stress on -τεύ-
• αεροδρόμιο has the stress on -δρό-
• φτάσουμε has the stress on φτά-
• δέκα is pronounced THE-ka in Modern Greek, because δ sounds like the th in this
• θ in θα sounds like the th in think

Yes. That would also be a very natural sentence:

• Θα φτάσουμε στο αεροδρόμιο σε δέκα λεπτά.
  • We’ll arrive at the airport in ten minutes.

The original sentence adds an extra idea first:

• Κοντεύουμε στο αεροδρόμιο = We’re getting close to the airport
• θα φτάσουμε σε δέκα λεπτά = we’ll arrive in ten minutes

So the original version feels a bit more descriptive, while Θα φτάσουμε στο αεροδρόμιο σε δέκα λεπτά is more direct.

Yes. λεπτά is the plural form of λεπτό (minute).

After numbers like δέκα, Greek uses the plural noun:

• ένα λεπτό = one minute
• δύο λεπτά = two minutes
• δέκα λεπτά = ten minutes

So σε δέκα λεπτά is grammatically exactly what you would expect: in ten minutes.