How to Say ‘Have you been waiting long?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Llevas mucho tiempo esperando?
YEH-vahs MOO-choh tee-EHM-poh es-peh-RAHN-doh
[YEH-vahs MOO-choh tee-EHM-poh es-peh-RAHN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: llevar + time + an -ando/-iendo word says how long you've been doing something. Swap it: llevo una hora trabajando "I've been working for an hour".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Llevas mucho tiempo
YEH-vahs MOO-choh tee-EHM-poh
Have you been a long time
'Llevar' + a time expression tells how long someone has been doing something. Say 'llevas' as 'YE-vas'.
¿Llevas mucho tiempo aquí?
Have you been here a long time?
Words in this phrase
Llevas
[YEH-vahs]
have you been (for a time)
From 'llevar'; with a time expression it means to have spent that time doing something.
Llevas una hora aquí.
You've been here for an hour.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
much / a lot of
Used in the fixed expression mucho gusto, which politely shows pleasure in meeting someone.
En la feria de empleo, digo Mucho gusto al presentarme.
At the job fair, I say nice to meet you when introducing myself.
tiempo
[tee-EHM-poh]
time
Refers to the other person’s time, attention, or availability.
Gracias por compartir tu "tiempo" conmigo después de la conferencia.
Thank you for sharing your time with me after the conference.
esperando?
es-peh-RAHN-doh
waiting?
The '-ando' form means '-ing'. Stress the 'RAN': es-pe-RAN-do. Raise your voice at the end for the question.
Estoy esperando el camión.
I'm waiting for the bus.
Words in this phrase
esperando
[es-peh-RAHN-doh]
waiting
Gerund of 'esperar', to wait.
Estoy esperando el camión.
I'm waiting for the bus.
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