How to Say ‘We've mainly been running in the park.’ in Mexican Spanish
Principalmente hemos estado corriendo por el parque.
prin-see-pal-men-teh eh-mohs eh-stah-doh koh-ree-en-doh pohr ehl pahr-keh
[prin-see-pal-men-teh eh-mohs eh-stah-doh koh-ree-en-doh pohr ehl pahr-keh]
💬 Usage Tip: 'Por' indicates location within an area in this context.
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Phrase Breakdown
Principalmente
[prin-see-pal-men-teh]
Mainly
Indicates the primary activity or focus.
Principalmente, el estudio es importante.
Mainly, studying is important.
hemos estado
eh-mohs eh-stah-doh
we have been
Indicates an ongoing activity or state.
Hemos estado descansando.
We have been resting.
Words in this phrase
hemos
[eh-mohs]
have
Form used to indicate experience or action in present perfect tense.
Hemos caminado mucho.
We have walked a lot.
estado
[eh-stah-doh]
been
Part of the present perfect continuous tense.
Hemos estado estudiando.
We have been studying.
corriendo por el parque.
koh-ree-en-doh pohr ehl pahr-keh
running in the park.
Indicates the activity and its location.
Ellos corren por el parque.
They run in the park.
Words in this phrase
corriendo
[koh-ree-en-doh]
running
Engaging in the activity of running.
He estado corriendo en las mañanas.
I have been running in the mornings.
por
[pohr]
through
Indicates movement across a place.
Paseamos por la ciudad.
We strolled through the city.
el
[ehl]
the
Definite article used before nouns.
El regalo es para ti.
The gift is for you.
parque
[pahr-keh]
park
A public green area for leisure activities.
Vamos al parque todos los lunes.
We go to the park every Monday.
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