How to Say ‘For the past two days.’ in French
Depuis deux jours.
duh-PWEE duh zhoor
[duh-PWEE duh zhoor]
💬 Usage Tip: Short but natural answer to 'Since when?' In full: Depuis deux jours, elle respire mal.
🇫🇷 In France: French speakers often answer with just the time phrase if the context is clear.
Phrase Breakdown
Depuis
[duh-PWEE]
since / for
Introduces a duration continuing up to now.
Depuis deux jours, elle siffle en respirant.
For two days, she has been wheezing while breathing.
Deux jours
duh zhoor
Two days
A time period of forty-eight hours.
Elle est malade depuis deux jours.
She has been sick for two days.
Words in this phrase
deux
[duh]
two
The number two.
Depuis deux jours, ma poule mange moins.
For two days, my hen has been eating less.
jours
[zhoor]
days
Plural noun meaning days.
Depuis deux jours, elle tousse la nuit.
For two days, she has been coughing at night.
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