Japanese phrase
___くらいかかりました。 ___ ku ra i ka ka ri ma shi ta
Meaning
It took about ___.
When to use it
States an approximate amount of time something took. It is common in everyday conversation when giving an estimated duration.
Example dialogue
駅まで何分かかりましたか？ eki ma de nan pun ka ka ri ma shi ta ka
How many minutes did it take to get to the station?
二十分くらいかかりました。 ni jip pun ku ra i ka ka ri ma shi ta
It took about twenty minutes.