How to Say ‘Since when has it been hurting?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Desde cuándo le duele?
DES-deh KWAN-doh leh DWEH-leh
[DES-deh KWAN-doh leh DWEH-leh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish keeps the verb in the present here, where English says "has been hurting". Present tense plus desde covers something that started earlier and is still going on.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Desde cuándo
DES-deh KWAN-doh
Since when
Asks when something started. Say: DES-de CUÁN-do.
¿Desde cuándo vives aquí?
Since when have you lived here?
Words in this phrase
Desde
[DES-deh]
since
Preposition marking the starting point in time.
Trabajo aquí desde enero.
I've worked here since January.
cuándo
[KWAN-doh]
when
Question word about time; has an accent in questions.
¿Cuándo llega el técnico?
When does the technician arrive?
le duele?
leh DWEH-leh
does it hurt you (formal)
'Le' is the formal 'you'. Say it smoothly: le-DUE-le.
¿Le duele la espalda?
Does your back hurt?
Words in this phrase
le
[leh]
to you (formal)
Indirect object pronoun for formal 'usted'.
¿Le traigo algo más?
Can I bring you anything else?
duele
[DWEH-leh]
hurts
From 'doler'; something hurts a person, used with me/te/le.
Me duele la cabeza.
My head hurts.
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