How to Say ‘Does it hurt all the time or only sometimes?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Le duele todo el tiempo o a veces?
leh DWEH-leh toh-doh el tee-EHM-poh oh ah BEH-sehs
[leh DWEH-leh toh-doh el tee-EHM-poh oh ah BEH-sehs]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Le duele
leh DWEH-leh
Does it hurt you (formal)
Formal question about pain. Say: le-DUE-le.
¿Le duele aquí?
Does it hurt here?
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.
todo el tiempo
toh-doh el tee-EHM-poh
all the time
A fixed expression. Link the words: TO-do-el-TIEM-po.
Trabaja todo el tiempo.
He works all the time.
Words in this phrase
todo
[toh-doh]
all
Used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of something.
Todo el dinero se ha gastado.
All the money has been spent.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
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.
o a veces?
oh ah BEH-sehs
or sometimes?
'O' means 'or'. In Mexico the 'c' in 'veces' sounds like 's': o-a-VE-ses.
A veces como tacos.
Sometimes I eat tacos.
Words in this phrase
o
[oh]
or
A conjunction used to indicate an alternative or choice between different options.
Puedes elegir el coche azul o el rojo.
You can choose the blue car or the red one.
a
[ah]
at (in 'a veces' = sometimes)
Preposition forming the set phrase 'a veces', meaning sometimes.
A veces como tacos.
Sometimes I eat tacos.
veces
[BEH-sehs]
times
Plural of 'vez', used to count occurrences.
Llamé tres veces.
I called three times.
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