How to Say ‘Have you lived here a long time?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Vive aquí hace mucho tiempo?
BEE-beh ah-KEE AH-theh MOO-choh tee-EHM-poh
[BEE-beh ah-KEE AH-theh MOO-choh tee-EHM-poh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Vive aquí
BEE-beh ah-KEE
Do you live here
'Vive' is the formal 'you live'. Stress the end of 'aquí': 'ah-KEE'.
¿Vive aquí su familia?
Does your family live here?
Words in this phrase
Vive
[BEE-beh]
do you live
Form of 'vivir' used with 'usted'.
¿Vive usted cerca?
Do you live nearby?
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Used when giving something to someone: here or here you go.
Aquí está su cambio; aquí tiene.
Here is your change; here you go.
hace mucho tiempo?
AH-theh MOO-choh tee-EHM-poh
for a long time?
Raise your voice at the end to ask the question. The 'h' is silent.
¿Trabaja aquí hace mucho tiempo?
Have you worked here for a long time?
Words in this phrase
hace
[AH-theh]
It’s been
'Hace' can mean it’s been when referring to an amount of time passing.
Hace ya mucho tiempo.
It’s been a long time.
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.
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