How to Say ‘Two months ago’ in French
Il y a deux mois
eel ee ah duh mwah
[eel ee ah duh mwah]
💬 Usage Tip: Classic time expression: "il y a" + length of time = ago. Very useful for giving history: "Il y a deux mois," "il y a une semaine," etc.
🇫🇷 In France: Being able to say when something started helps a lot in French appointments, where timing is often medically important.
Phrase Breakdown
Il y a
eel ee ah
ago
Used to express how long ago something happened.
Il y a trois jours.
Three days ago.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
it
Part of the fixed phrase “il y a,” which with time means “ago.”
Dans « Il y a deux mois », « Il » fait partie d’une expression de temps.
In “Il y a deux mois,” “Il” is part of a time expression.
y
[ee]
there
Used inside “il y a,” a set phrase for time or existence.
Ici, « y » appartient à l’expression « il y a deux mois ».
Here, “y” belongs to the expression “il y a deux mois.”
a
[ah]
has / is
Part of “il y a”; with a time phrase, it translates as “ago.”
Le mot « a » aide à former « il y a deux mois » pour parler du passé.
The word “a” helps form “il y a deux mois” to talk about the past.
Deux mois
duh mwah
two months
A duration of time of two months.
J'attends depuis deux mois.
I have been waiting for two months.
Words in this phrase
deux
[duh]
two
The number 2; used here to state how long ago something happened.
Dans « Il y a deux mois », « deux » donne le nombre de mois.
In “Il y a deux mois,” “deux” gives the number of months.
mois
[mwah]
months
Time unit used here to show when something happened.
Le mot « mois » indique la période dans « il y a deux mois ».
The word “mois” indicates the period in “two months ago.”
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