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How to Say ‘I've been here two years’ in Mexican Spanish

Llevo dos años aquí

YEH-boh dohs AH-nyohs ah-KEE

[YEH-boh dohs AH-nyohs ah-KEE]

💬 Usage Tip: Use llevar plus a time period to say how long you've been somewhere or doing something. For example, llevo tres meses estudiando means "I've been studying for three months."

Phrase Breakdown

Llevo dos años

YEH-boh dohs AH-nyohs

I've been (for) two years

'Llevar' plus a time period means 'to have been' somewhere. In Mexico 'll' sounds like 'y': 'YEH-voh'. Pronounce the 'ñ' clearly in 'años'.

Example

Llevo tres meses estudiando.

I've been studying for three months.

Words in this phrase

Llevo

[YEH-boh]

I've been (for a time)

'Llevar' + time expresses how long you've been somewhere.

Example

Llevo un año en México.

I've been in Mexico for a year.

dos

[dohs]

Two

'Dos' is a cardinal number meaning two.

Example

Tengo dos hermanos.

I have two brothers.

años

[AH-nyohs]

years

Plural of 'año'; used to talk about age.

Example

Mi hermano tiene diez años.

My brother is ten years old.

aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Indicates this place or this company/location.

Example

«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.

“Aquí” refers to this workplace.

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